38 arrested in Basra on “terrorist and criminal” charges

February 20, 2009 - 05:53:19

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Policemen in Basra arrested 38 wanted persons for suspected involvement in “terrorist and criminal” charges while 35 unlicensed vehicles were seized in search raids in different areas of the province on Friday, police said.

“Three were arrested on terrorist charges and 35 others on criminal charges,” the province’s police department’s information office told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.