Iranian weapons cache found in Tikrit

SALAH AL-DIN / IraqiNews.com: The police have found a large cache of Iranian-made weapons in western Tikrit city, according to a security source. “The cache was found in a village near al-Tharthar Lake in western Tikrit in light of intelligence reports,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The caches included anti-armor missiles, mortars, an amount of explosives, Katyusha launch pads, and remote control detonators,” the source noted. “Police forces arrested three wanted men, who led the security apparatus to six other wanted men,” the source added. Tikrit, the capital city of Salah al-Din province, lies 175 km north of Baghdad. SS (P)/SR 3