15 persons arrested, arms seized in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Fifteen wanted persons and suspects were arrested and an amount of weapons and ammunition was found during search raids in different parts of Basra, a local police source said on Sunday. “Police forces conducted search raids in Basra, where five wanted men and 10 suspects were arrested,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Two RPG7 and nine anti-armor rockets were seized during the raids, the source added. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1