1 Police Officer Killed, 7 Wounded in Explosion in Bahrain

Sat Aug 29, 2015 12:28:15

An explosion in Bahrain has killed one police officer and wounded seven other people, among them a child, the country’s Interior Ministry said.

Friday’s explosion took place west of the capital, Manama, in a predominantly Shiite village called Karanah.

The explosion, described by the ministry as a “terrorist blast,” wounded four policemen as well as a married couple and their child. The statement did not disclose further details on the location or target of the explosion, according to AP.

Last month, a bombing killed two police officers in Sitra, south of Manama.

The tiny Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain has faced unrest for more than four years, sparked by widespread 2011 protests.

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