Iraqi forces seize explosives, arrest 25 in raids

Iraqi security forces on Tuesday arrested 25 people suspected of plotting attacks and imposed a temporary curfew on parts of the capital as they conducted raids and seized explosives.

Police confiscated 200 kg (440 pounds) of C4 explosives, the same amount of TNT, 60 other explosives of different types and a quantity of ammonium nitrate, said Major General Qassim al-Moussawi, a spokesman for Baghdad security forces. (Reuters)