2 wanted men arrested in western Kut

January 26, 2009 - 05:45:31

WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: A force from the Quick Response Department (QRD) on Monday arrested two wanted men in western Kut, a senior police officer said.

“The Interior Ministry’s QRD forces on Monday (Jan. 26) arrested two wanted men and found 27 rockets during a security raid of a house in Hour al-Dalmaj region in western Kut,” Major Aziz Latief told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The operation was based on a tip-off,” he also said.

He did not add more details.

Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad.

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