- Title: BAHRAIN: Bomb injures seven policemen on patrol in Bahrain
- Date: 29th May 2013
- Summary: BANI JAMRA, BAHRAIN (MAY 29, 2013) (REUTERS) ***NIGHT SHOTS*** POLICE VEHICLE AT SITE OF ATTACK BRICKS THAT WERE USED TO BLOCK THE ROAD BY ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTERS POLICE VEHICLE AT THE SITE MORE OF POLICE VEHICLE BRICKS SET UP AS ROAD BLOCKS MORE OF BRICKS RIOT POLICEMAN STANDING GUARD POLICE CORDON BOMB SQUAD OFFICIALS INVESTIGATING BOX CONTAINING SUSPICIOUS OBJECT LE
- Embargoed: 13th June 2013 13:00
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- Location: Bahrain
- Country: Bahrain
- Topics: Crime
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- Story Text: A remotely-detonated bomb injured at least seven policemen on patrol in Bahrain on Wednesday (May 29), police said.
At least four other policemen were less seriously hurt in the attack in Bani Jamra village, west of the capital Manama, where youths have regularly blocked roads and clashed with police in recent months.
Police say they have been frequently attacked with homemade bombs since April 2012.
Anti-government protesters also blocked a road in nearby Saar area with burning tryres.
The majority Shi'ite country, ruled by the Sunni al-Khalifa family, has been buffeted by political turmoil since 2011 when protesters, mostly Shi'ite, took to the streets calling for democratic reforms and more say in government.
The Bahraini government has largely crushed the revolt but small-scale protests erupt almost daily.
Tensions have been especially high since security forces raided a top Shi'ite cleric's home on May 17. Hundreds of Shi'ites clashed with police last Friday, and thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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