13 suspects, 14 wanted men detained in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested 14 wanted men and 13 suspected gunmen in separate areas of Basra, a police source said. “Policemen launched security raids in separate areas of Basra on Thursday, where they arrested 12 wanted men for perpetrating criminal crimes and two wanted for terrorist crimes as well as 13 suspected gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He did not give more details. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 3