10 captured, arms seized in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in Basra captured eight wanted men and two suspects and seized arms and two stolen vehicles in security operations in the province on Friday, a local police source said. “Police forces conducted search raids all over Basra, arresting eight men wanted on criminal charges and two suspects others,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The raiding force also seized several Kalashnikov assault rifles and two stolen vehicles,” he added. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 4