Gang detained in southern Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Tuesday arrested a dangerous gang in southern Basra province, the media office of the Basra police said. “A six-element murdering and looting gang was arrested by police forces in Abi Khasieb region in southern Basra,” the office told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The operation was launched on a tip-off,” it added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1