20 wanted arrested in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces arrested today 20 wanted persons, including 9 on charges of terrorism, police sources said today. The source told IraqiNews.com that security operation were conducted in several  parts of the province that led to arresting 11 for criminal charges and 9 implicated in terrorist actions. The police suspected that may have a connection with the killers of an officer and wounding another mid of the city yesterday. The source added that 48 Kalashnikov machine guns were seized and two pistols, in addition to a great quantity of ammunition. Basra, the center of the province, lies 590 km south of the capital, Baghdad.