2 armed robbery gangs nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Two armed robbery gangs were arrested in two separate areas in Basra on Friday, a police source said. “Policemen managed on Friday (Sept. 17) to arrest two armed robbery gangs in al-Zubeir and al-Qebla regions, western Basra,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The seven gangsters confessed to taking part in armed robberies and stealing operations in Basra,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P) 1