(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - "Several challenges have faced the forces during al-Ziyara al-Shaabaniya, during which 42 wanted men were arrested, eight bombs were defused and a weapons cache, containing 15 missiles were seized," Colonel Diaa al-Wakeel said at a press conference in Karbala.More than six million Shiite visitors flocked to Karbala this week to celebrate the al-Ziyara al-Shaabaniya, literally the mid-Shaaban visit, to revive the memory of the birth of the Messiah-like Imam al-Mahdi, the 12th holiest figure for Shiites Muslims./129
6 July 2012 - 19:30
News ID: 327310
The precautionary measures made by security forces before and during the al-Shaabaniya visit witnessed the arrest of 42 wanted men, a spokesperson of the defense ministry said on Friday.
