36 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi police forces on Monday arrested 36 wanted men in 14 raid operations throughout the Basra province. “The forces also defused a grenade that was planted near a mosque in central Basra,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 1