8 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Iraqi police forces on Tuesday arrested eight men wanted for different crimes throughout Basra province. “The arrests occurred in raid operations,” a local police source told Asawt al-Iraq news agency on Tuesday. He noted that police forces also seized a stolen car in central Basra. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 3