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| Kirkuk police capture 7 wanted men in 2 raids |
| 2011-01-20 |
| KIRKUK / Aswat al-Iraq: Security forces arrested seven wanted persons in two raids in southwestern Kirkuk on Thursday, according to a source from the city’s Joint Coordination Center (JCC). “A force from Emergency Police Command, under the direct supervision of the Kirkuk Police Department, raided the area of 1 Huzayran, southwestern Kirkuk, and captured four wanted men and seized two Kalashnikov assault rifles and two magazines,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency. Meanwhile, an Iraqi army force raided the villages of Shalikh, Tuwayliea and al-Musatfa, in al-Riad district, (45 km) southwest of Kirkuk, arresting three wanted persons in accordance with Articles 4 of the law on terrorism and 421 on Kidnapping and were remanded under investigative custody. |
| Posted by:Steve White |