9 Qaeda members arrested in north Kut

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Nine Qaeda organization members were arrested, including those implicated in exploding a popular market north Kut four years ago, local government said here today. Ali Hulai‘il, local director of Aziziyah area, told IraqiNews.com that they were arrested in security operation, 135 km north of Kut. He added that the preliminary investigations pointed that four of the arrested were participating in the bombed car terrorist attack in 2007 in the same area. The 2007 explosion led to killing 18 and tens of casualties. Kut, center of Wassit province, lies 180 km south east of the capital, Baghdad. RM (TS)/SR 43