2 gunmen arrested as bomb explodes north of Amara

MISSAN / IraqiNews.com:  A bomb went off on Monday in the north of Amara city and two gunmen were arrested after the incident, a police source said. “An explosive charge was detonated in front of a house in al-Zahraa neighborhood in Maghraba region in north of Amara,” the source told IraqiNews.com. “The police arrested two of the perpetrators after sealing off the whole region,” he added. “The explosion left no casualties, but damaged some nearby houses,” he also said. Since June 19, Missan has been witnessing a security plan codenamed Bashaer al-Salam (Promise of Peace) the government said aimed to eliminate gunmen and outlaws and impose order and security all over the province. Missan is a Shiite province. Its capital city is al-Amara. Sitting on the Tigris River, Amara lies 390 km south of Baghdad. Missan, in the east of the country, bordering Iran, is home to many marsh Arabs.   SH (P)/SR   1