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Bahrain kills three fugitives fleeing for Iran by sea
[ENGLISH.ALARABIYA.NET] Bahrain has confirmed that three runaways fleeing for Iran where killed when they opened fire on coastguard personnel.The security operation to stop the runaway vessel was one of two conducted on Thursday which authorities foiling an attempt by "terrorist runaways" wanted in connection with a January prison break to flee by sea to Iran on Thursday. "The first operation occurred at dawn in Bahrain’s surrounding waters, and was undertaken following an attempt by escapees from Jau prison to flee to Iranian waters," a ministry spokesperson confirmed to Al Arabiya English in a written statement. "A second operation undertaken by authorities was connected to the Jau prison attack, the murder of First Lt. Hisham Al Hammadi - who was bumped off in Bilad Al Qadeem on 29 January 2017 - and the shooting of a police officer in Bani Jamra on 14 January 2017," the statement added. Posted by: Fred 2017-02-10 |
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