BAGHDAD, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi National Security Service (INSS) said on Tuesday that a security member was killed and seven others injured when a booby-trapped warehouse exploded in the country's southern province of Basra.
The killed security member was a photographer affiliated with the INSS, a statement by the agency said, noting that the explosion occurred when an INSS force raided a warehouse suspected of harboring illegal weapons, but it appeared to be booby-trapped.
The raid was initiated following intelligence gathered from a previously arrested arms dealer, who confessed to the existence of a warehouse containing more than 90 hand grenades, according to the statement.
The INSS reiterated its commitment to combating criminal networks and terrorist groups, vowing to bring security and stability to all of Iraq, it said. ■
