Baghdad, 5 April (AKI) - Iraqi police arrested 25 alleged terrorists in various parts of the country on Tuesday, including a member of the al-Qaeda network, according to Saudi daily al-Watan. The al-Qaeda member is reported to have sought refuge in the western city of Ramadi, a stronghold of the Sunni insurgency, and was found in possession of explosive belts and large sums of cash, as well as four kilos of gold. | That's about $75,000 |
Among the suspected terrorists detained on Tuesday were five people - including two Sudanese nationals - trying to cross illegally into Iraq from Jordan.