12 suspects, wanted men detained in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Wednesday arrested 12 suspects and wanted persons in separate areas of Basra, a police source said. “Policemen launched security raids in separate areas of Basra on Wednesday, where they arrested 9 wanted men for perpetrating criminal crimes and three suspected gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized unlicensed vehicles,” he added Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 4