Three wanted men detained, 2 rockets confiscated in Kirkuk

KIRKUK / IraqiNews.com: Three wanted men have been detained under charges with Article 4 – Terrorism of the Iraqi Law, along with two rockets in their possession west of north Iraq’s oil-rich city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, a Police Director in the city reported.   “A police force had implemented an operation early on Tuesday, detaining two men, wanted according to Article 4 – Terrorism, along with 2 rockets in their possession, in Hawija township, 65 km to the southwest of Kirkuk,” Lt-Brigadier, Sarhad Qader, told IraqiNews.com news agency on Tuesday.   He said a second operation by Kirkuk police had covered a village of al-Riyadh township, 45 km to the southwest of Kirkuk , detaining another wanted man for Article 4 – Terrorism, adding that both operations took place according to intelligence information.   The oil-rich city of Kirkuk is 280 km to the northeast of Baghdad .   SKH (ST)