Basra police detain 17 wanted persons

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested on Thursday 17 wanted men in separate areas in Basra, according to Basra police department. “Basra police waged wide-scale security operations in separate parts of the province, where 17 wanted men were arrested,” a source from the police department told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The force found a depot contains 117 mortar shells, 11 rocket propelled grenades, and 7 cannonballs,” he continued. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (TP)/SR 661