14 wanted persons arrested, munitions seized in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in Basra arrested 14 persons wanted on different charges and seized light munitions during 13 search raids all over the province on Friday, a local police source said. “Basra policemen conducted 13 search raids, capturing 14 wanted men on different scores and seizing light arms and their munitions,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich port city of Basra, Iraq’s only outlet to waterways, lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. AmR (P) 1