Bahrain police arrest five over ‘terror attacks’

DUBAI — Bahraini police Thursday arrested five out of 20 people wanted over “terror attacks” including for alleged bombings and causing harm to civilians and security personnel, a top official said.

The five were identified as Hasan Al-Muallem, Ibrahim Ali, Ali Abbas Al-Asfur, Ibrahim Mohammed Al-Asfur and Hussein Zaed, in a statement to BNA state news agency by General Tareq Hasan, the head of General Security.

Security forces “arrested five of those accused of terror crimes which included making and detonating bombs, and carrying out criminal acts that resulted in wounding civilians and police,” he was quoted as saying.

The detainees had been referred to the public prosecution while police hunt for the others wanted, he said in the statement. — AFP