Karbala police arrest 66 wanted persons

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen in Karbala on Sunday arrested 66 persons wanted by security agencies, including three on “terrorist” charges, in different areas of the province, according to Karbala police information director. “Security agencies on Saturday and Sunday captured 66 wanted persons upon arrest warrants, including three on terrorist charges in accordance with Article 4 of the law on terrorism,” Maj. Alaa al-Ghanimi told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The three arrested on terrorist charges are suspected of involvement in planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) earlier,” Ghanimi said. The holy Shiite city of Karbala, 110 km southwest of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, had witnessed attacks with two car bombs during the al-Ziyara al-Shaabaniya, or mid-Shaaban pilgrimage, on the Najaf-Karbala road more than one month ago. AmR (P) 1