9 wanted men nabbed in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Sunday arrested nine persons in raid operations throughout Basra province. “Seven of the arrested men are wanted for criminal cases, while the two others are wanted for accusations of terror ,” a local police source told IraqiNews.com news agency. He noted that a number of stolen vehicles and quantities of beverages were seized during the operations. The oil-rich city of Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad. MH (P)/SR 4