27 arrested during raids in Basra

November 7, 2009 - 07:47:07

BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Twenty-seven persons have been arrested during raids in different parts of Basra, a local security source said on Saturday.

“Four Kalashnikov rifles, a sniper’s gun and two shells have been seized during the operations,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

The Shiite city of Basra lies 590 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

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