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At Least 10 Bahrainis Arrested in Series of House Raids in Sitra
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Reports revealed that dozens of vehicles surrounded Bahrain’s Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015), while civilian forces raided the houses of Bahraini citizens, before arresting at least 10 people.
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US Ambassador: Washington Ready to Provide All Forms of Security Support to Bahrain
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The US Ambassador to Bahrain, William Roebuck, expressed his country’s readiness to provide all forms of security support and condemned the bomb blast that took place in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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UK Minister Condemns Sitra Explosion: We Are Working to Enhance Security Cooperation With Bahrain
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The British Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood strongly condemned on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) the explosion that took place in Bahrain’s Sitra.
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Tehran Denounces “Sitra Bomb Blast” and Calls on “Region” to Fight Scourges of Extremism
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Iran condemned on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) the bomb blast which, according to the Bahraini Ministry of Interior, hit the island of Sitra, southeast of the capital Manama.
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Reuters: Bahrain Sees 'Foreign' Link in Attack, Iran Denies Role
2015-07-30
Reuters: Bahraini authorities have arrested several people in connection with Tuesday's deadly bombing and suspect the attack was a "foreign attempt" to harm the Gulf state's stability, local media reported on Wednesday.
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Bahrain Interior Ministry Says Several Suspects Arrested Over Sitra Bomb Blast
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror:Chief of Bahrain's Public Security Major-General Tariq Al-Hassan said that a number of suspects in the bomb blast that took place in Sitra were taken into custody.
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Bahrain Public Prosecution Charges 30 Suspects with Detonation of Home-Made Bomb in Al-Diraz
2015-07-30
Advocate General and Acting Attorney General to the Terror Crime Prosecution, Hamad Al-Buainain, announced that the investigations into the bomb blast that took place in the Al-Diraz area have been concluded.
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Bahraini Public Prosecution Renews Ebrahim Sharif’s Detention for 15 More Days
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Public Prosecution renewed the detention of opposition leader and former Secretary-General of the National Democratic Action Society “Wa’ad”, Ebrahim Sharif, for 15 further days pending investigation.
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Al-Wefaq on Sitra Bomb Blast: Violence and Violent Reactions Are Unacceptable
2015-07-30
Bahrain Mirror: Al-Wefaq stressed once again that any act of violence is “completely unacceptable” and denounced “the incident that took place in Sitra on Tuesday (July 28, 2015) as announced by the Ministry of Interior.”
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Reuters: Bahrain Identifies Suspects in Tuesday's Bombings
2015-07-29
Reuters: Several suspects in a bombing in Bahrain that killed two policeman have been identified and some have been arrested, the state news agency BNA said on Wednesday quoting the ministry of interior.
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Reuters: Bahrain Links Explosives in Tuesday Bombing to Iran
2015-07-29
Reuters: The explosives used in a bombing that killed two policemen in Bahrain on Tuesday were similar to those recently seized by security forces after allegedly being smuggled from Iran, state news agency BNA reported.
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Reuters: Bomb Kills Two Policemen in Worst Bahrain Bombing in Months
2015-07-29
Reuters: A bomb killed two policemen and wounded six in the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months, and state media said the explosives resembled some seized at the weekend that authorities say were smuggled in from Iran.
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Al-Wefaq’s Jameel Kadhem Released after Spending Six Months Behind Bars
2015-07-29
Bahrain Mirror (Exclusive): The Bahraini authorities released on Monday (July 27, 2015) the president of the consultative (Shura) council of Bahrain’s main opposition group Al-Wefaq and former MP, Sayed Jameel Kadhem, after spending six months in prison over a Tweet.
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Sheikh Al-Aradi: It’s Suspicious That the Mic Fell Down
2015-07-29
Bahrain Mirror: Shiite cleric Sheikh Mohammad Said Al-Aradi did not rule out that there is suspicion surrounding the fact that the microphone fell off his clothes while he was participating in a talk show on Bahrain TV.
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Reuters: Two Bahraini Policemen Killed in Bombing
2015-07-28
Reuters: A bomb attack killed two Bahraini policemen on duty in the mainly Shi'ite village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, days after the government said it had disrupted an arms smuggling plot linked to Iran.
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AFP: Two Bahrain Police Killed in 'Terror' Blast
2015-07-28
AFP: An explosion has killed two policemen and wounded six others in a Shiite-dominated area of Bahrain, the interior ministry said Tuesday, describing it as a "terror" attack.
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AFP: Saudi FM Slams 'Aggressive' Iran Comments on Bahrain
2015-07-28
AFP: Saudi Arabia's foreign minister on Monday denounced "aggressive statements" by Iran, intensifying the verbal sparring between the regional rivals following a global deal on Tehran's nuclear programme.
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Reuters: Saudi Arabia Accuses Iran of Making Threats to Bahrain
2015-07-28
Reuters: Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday accused Iran of making threats against Riyadh's ally, Bahrain, which he said showed that the Islamic republic was harboring hostile designs against its Middle Eastern neighbors.
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Supreme Judicial Council President Praises Role of Bahraini Interior Ministry
2015-07-28
Bahrain Mirror: The President of the Supreme Judicial Council and Court of Cassation, Salem Mohammed Al-Kuwari, praised what he called “the role of the Ministry of Interior in preserving the country’s security and stability.”
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Bahraini Justice Ministry Calls on Political Societies to Condemn “Iranian Interference”
2015-07-28
Bahrain Mirror: The Bahraini Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments called on political societies in Bahrain to assume their duties regarding what it described as “Iranian Interference”.