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| Iraq |
| Interior Ministry forces detain 15 wanted persons, defuse roadside bomb in Basra |
| 2008-07-03 |
| (VOI) - Police forces on Wednesday arrested 15 wanted persons and defused a roadside bomb during search operations conducted in Basra, a security source said. "Interior Ministry forces working in Basra conducted raid-and-search operations in different parts of Basra, capturing 15 persons who were on a wanted list," a Basra police source, who requested anonymity, told Aswat al-Iraq - Voices of Iraq - (VOI). "An explosives ordinance disposal team defused a roadside bomb in Hamdan district, 10 km south of Basra," the source added. Since April, the Iraqi government has conducted search operations in Basra in a bid to disarm the southern oil-rich city that was the battleground of fierce clashes between security forces and militiamen loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. |
| Posted by:Fred |