6 wanted men detained in Basra

February 10, 2009 - 06:27:47

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Police forces on Tuesday arrested six wanted men and seized a number of missiles in western Basra, the media office of the Basra police said.

“The forces launched a security operation in Umm Qasr region in western Basra, where they arrested six wanted men,” the office told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The forces seized a number of missiles during the operation,” he added.

He did not add further details.

Basra lies 590 km south of Baghdad.

SH (P)/SR

Print version