DUBAI: Bahraini authorities say they have busted a 14-member Shiite “terrorist” group accused of having carried out bomb attacks on police and civilians in the country.
The cell includes two members, based in Iran, and accused of having recruited militants for Al-Ashtar Brigades, the prosecution said.
It said five recruits had traveled to Iraq for “military training on the use of explosives and weapons, with the aim of attacking police.”
Police have arrested 10 suspected cell members on suspicion of “forming and joining a terrorist group and attempting to kill policemen, possessing and using explosives, and weapons training,” the prosecution said. All but one defendant has confessed to belonging to the group, and the prosecution is holding them for 14 days for questioning, BNA said.
Shiite terrorist group busted in Bahrain
Shiite terrorist group busted in Bahrain
