Bahrain: 3 arrested in connection to bombing

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Last Updated : Jul 21 2013 | 7:20 PM IST
Bahrain says authorities have arrested three suspects in connection with a bombing last week outside a mosque near the royal residences in the Gulf kingdom.
The blast pointed to a widening campaign by more militant factions in the opposition. Bahrain has experienced over two years of unrest stemming from the Shiite majority's demands for a greater political role in the Sunni-ruled island nation, which is home to the US Navy's 5th Fleet.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said today the three suspects were brought before a public prosecutor, but no other details were immediately given. No one was injured in Wednesday's blast.
The bombing has been denounced by the main Shiite opposition groups. But it suggests a growing presence of hard-line networks that have previously carried out bomb attacks on security forces.
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First Published: Jul 21 2013 | 7:20 PM IST

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