A bomb blast wounded a Policeman in Bahrain on Friday night in what the Interior ministry said was a terrorist act, the latest in a string of attacks on security forces in the U.S.-allied island kingdom. Violence has been on the rise in the strategically located Gulf Arab country, which hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet, more than three years after authorities quelled Shi'ite Muslim-led protests demanding reforms and a bigger role in the Sunni-led government. The country has been caught up in a region-wide tussle for influence between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shi'ite Iran, across the Gulf. Bahrain's Interior ministry said in a brief message posted on its Twitter account that the Policeman was on duty when the explosion occurred in the village of East Eker, south of the capital Manama.
07-08-2014, 01:11 AM
Policeman wounded in Bahrain bomb blast - ministry
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