6 detained in Mosul

February 20, 2009 - 05:59:21

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: An army force on Friday detained six wanted persons in a security operation conducted in northern Mosul, according to a police source in Ninewa province.

“The six were arrested in the area of al-Rashidiya, northern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“The detainees are remanded under investigative custody,” the source said, not giving more details.

Mosul, the capital city of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

AmR (P)

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