12 arrested on criminal, terror charges in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Monday captured 12 wanted persons on terror-related and criminal charges in different parts of Basra province, according to a local source. “On Monday, police forces conducted raid-and-search operations in different parts of the province,” the relations and media office in Basra police told IraqiNews.com news agency. “One Katyusha rocket and 32 unlicensed vehicles and seven motorbikes were seized during the operation,” the source added. The Shiite city of Basra province lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 1