5 wanted persons detained in Kut

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: Five wanted men were arrested on Friday in western Kut, according to a police source. “Policemen arrested five wanted men for their involvement in killing a civilian in al-Hayakel region, western Kut,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency, noting that the operation came after policemen raided a number of wanted persons’ houses in Zain al-Qous and al-Falahiya regions in western Kut. The forces found on Thursday afternoon the civilian’s body in al-Raqba region. Kut, the capital of Wassit, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (P) 23