Bahrain's interior minister said on Saturday | Those arrested received training in Syria on making explosives. |
that 14 people had been arrested for plotting attacks in the Bahraini capital Manama, during a national holiday. The minister, Sheik Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, said those arrested received training in Syria on making explosives. Saturday's statement said the attack was set for December 17, a national holiday, and the planned targets included commercial streets, the diplomatic district and nightclubs in Manama. He added that two Bahrainis residing in London are believed to be the cell's leaders, but declined to elaborate further. |