Basra police detain 14 wanted persons

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Police forces on Thursday arrested 14 wanted men in separate areas in Basra, a police source said. “Policemen launched on Thursday (Sept. 23) 12 crack down operations in separate areas of Basra, where they arrested 14 wanted men,” the source told IraqiNews.com news agency. “The forces seized 41 mortar shells in al-Shaieba region, western Basra,” he added. Basra is 590 km south of Baghdad. SH (P)/SR 1