Minister supervises security plan in Karbala during Shiite occasion

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: National security minister arrived in Karbala to supervise the city’s security plan during Shiite occasion. “Minister Sherwan al-Waeli is in Karbala,” Abdulameer al-Kinani, the Karbala provincial media director, told IraqiNews.com news agency on Monday. Al-Kinani said that as soon as al-Waeli arrived, he had a series of meetings with the province’s officials and security commanders. “Al-Waeli is in Karbala after orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,” al-Kinani said. The holy city of Karbala lies 110 km southwest of Baghdad. MH (P) / SS 2