Wanted man arrested in Wassit

February 19, 2009 - 01:06:48


WASSIT / Aswat al-Iraq: A wanted man was arrested on Thursday in northern Wassit for being suspected of perpetrating armed attacks against civilians, a security source said.

“A force from the Quick Response Department (QRD) raided a house in al-Suwaiyra district in the north of Kut,” Lieutenant Aysar al-Akeedi told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The man is suspected of being involved in armed attacks against civilians,” he added.

“The force found a BKC gun and ammunitions in his possession,” he also said.

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

SH (P)/SR

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