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Violence in Baghdad down by 80 percent - spokesman
(KUNA) -- The rate of violent acts in the Iraqi capital retreated by 80 percent three days after the start of implementation of the Law Enforcement Plan, spokesman of the plan General Qassim Ata said Saturday. During the operation the Iraqi security forces killed four terrorists and arrested 144 others all of them were wanted for the Iraqi authorities. No indiscriminate crackdown was made during the operation, Ata underscored in a press briefing.He showed reporters a photo of "a leading terrorist and his cell" who were arrested in Al-Baladiat district, Baghdad, for involvement in the bombings of Al-Mustansria University. Six of the detainees confessed of their "grave crimes," Ata said, pointing out recordings that implicated the detainees in abductions, rape and murder in Al-Adl district, west Baghdad. All suspects of Al-Bab El-Sharqi bombings are teenagers, he added. A suspect perpetrator of Assadr City, east Baghdad, was also arrested in the first three days of the security plan that led also to seizure of arms cashes and the release of several abductees in some areas of the Iraqi capital. Posted by: Fred 2007-02-18 |
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