BASRA / Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces captured eight wanted persons and seized two Katyusha launchpads and mortar shells in search raids in northern Basra city on Sunday, a police source said.“Policemen conducted search raids in the areas of Abu Skheir and al-Haritha, northern Basra, arresting eight men wanted on different charges,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The raiding force also seized two pads used for launching Katyusha rockets in Abu Skheir, (15 km) northern Basra, and mortar shells in al-Haritha, (20 km) northern Basra,” he added.