14 persons nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces arrested 14 wanted and suspected gunmen and seized weapons and ammunitions during security operations in separate areas of Basra, a police source said on Thursday. “Police forces launched crackdown operations in separate regions, where they arrested eight wanted persons and six suspected gunmen,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces also seized two Kalashnikovs, 3 Rocket Propelled Grenades, five missiles, three hand grenades, and a pistol,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1