12 captured in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Policemen in Basra on Sunday captured 12 persons, one of them on charges of involvement in acts of terror, during search raids throughout the province, a local police source said. “Security forces conducted search raids in different areas of the province, arresting a man wanted on charges of committing acts of terrorism, while the 11 others were arrested on various criminal scores,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghad. AmR (P)/SR 2