Basra:A drug dealer was killed and an officer along with five other personnel were injured following a grenade explosion during a police operation in Basra.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Basra Governorate Police Command reported that the incident occurred while officers from the Basra Anti-Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Department were conducting a security operation to apprehend the suspect. The situation escalated when the dealer pulled out a hand grenade and detonated it amid negotiations.

The explosion resulted in the immediate death of the drug dealer and left the officer and five other personnel with injuries, requiring hospitalization for treatment.