Iranian infiltrator arrested in Wassit

November 11, 2008 - 07:46:25

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: An Iranian infiltrator was arrested southeast of al-Kut city on Tuesday thanks to intelligence tips, a Wassit police source said.

“Policemen captured an Iranian who illegally infiltrated into Iraqi territories in Sheikh Saad district, (55 km) southeast of Kut,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq.

He did not give more information about the infiltrator.

Kut, the capital city of Wassit province, lies 180 km southeast of Baghdad and 90 km away from the joint Iraqi-Iranian borders.

AmR (P)

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