Grenades seized in Karbala

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Security sources on Saturday seized arms and munitions in two different areas of Karbala on Saturday, the city’s police information chief said. “Security personnel found 100 hand-grenades in the area of al-Rafie, near the Ayn al-Tamr district, (85 km) west of Karbala, while other forces in al-Hindiya district, (20 km) east of Karbala, found 35 grenades hidden in a bag inside a house near the Banat al-Hassan shrine, (10 km) north of al-Hindiya,” Maj. Alaa Abbas told Iraqi News. The holy Shiite city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad . AmR (P)/SR 1