16,186 arrested in Baghdad since March for violating curfew: command

Last Update: 2020-04-09 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post

Baghdad Operations Command announced on Wednesday the arrest of 16,186 violators of the curfew since March 17 over coronavirus.

The Operations Command said in a statement that 10,242 vehicles and various motorcycles were also seized.

Iraq’s government has extended a curfew on travel in and out of Baghdad as part of strict measures to prevent the coronavirus from spreading.