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| Iraq |
| Police 'bombed Our Boys' |
| 2005-10-09 |
| THREE Iraqi policemen were arrested yesterday in a swoop on insurgents blamed for the deaths of eight British servicemen. The bent cops were among 12 terrorists held in an overnight raid in Basra aimed at cutting the toll from roadside bombs. All are suspected of orchestrating bomb attacks over the summer. Military sources said they had also masterminded rocket-propelled grenade and sniper attacks. The terrorists are linked to rebel cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, who is being aided by Iran ââ¬â and is said to be providing sophisticated explosive devices. Insurgents who have infiltrated the Iraqi police have used their positions to provide intelligence to other insurgents about the movement of British troops. All 12 are expected to be charged with terrorism offences and handed over to the Iraqi judiciary for trial. Detention Brigadier John Lorimer, commander of British forces, said: "The Multi-National Forces acted at short notice to arrest 12 individuals involved in terrorist activities in Basra. They are being held in detention. "Some of the individuals we have arrested are linked to militia groups in Basra. "We have acted against them solely because they are involved in terrorism, not because they are members of any particular political group or organisation. "It is very concerning to us that members of Basra police are involved in terrorism. Nobody who has been involved in murdering soldiers should be allowed to hide behind a police uniform." Some of the suspects were seized from the police building which British forces attacked last month to free two SAS soldiers who had been detained by Iraqi cops. No shots were fired during the overnight operation, led by the Coldstream Guards battle group. A quantity of weapons was seized. # SIX US Marines were killed by roadside bomb blasts in Iraq yesterday. In the west of the country American soldiers killed at least 29 insurgents. |
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