19 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested 19 wanted men during a security operation in separate areas of Basra, the Basra police’s media office said. “Policemen launched security raids on Thursday (April 30) in separate areas of Basra, where 19 wanted men were detained and 17 unlicensed vehicles and 3 motorbikes were seized,” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. “Police also defused an explosive charge in Manawi Pasha region in central Basra,” it added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad.   SH (P)/SR 1