12 wanted persons arrested, munitions seized in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Twelve persons wanted on different charges were arrested and an amount of munitions seized during search raids all over Basra province on Friday, a local police source said. “Security forces raided different areas of Basra, capturing 12 wanted persons on various criminal charges,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The raiding forces also seized three rockets, three shells and two improvised explosive devices,” he added. The oil-rich port city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 7