8 wanted men, 49 suspects nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: The Iraqi police arrested eight wanted persons and 49 suspects during search raids in different parts of Basra, a local security source said on Sunday. “Those arrested included one wanted on terror charges and seven on criminal charges,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. Mortar shells were seized during the raids, the source noted. The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad. SS (P) 1