Bahrain arrests 'terrorism' suspect



DUBAI- Bahraini police on Monday announced the arrest of a suspect wanted for possession and production of "explosives for terrorist aims" in the Gulf state which has been the scene of Shiite-led protests.
Jaafar Hussein Eid is one of three people wanted for setting up hideouts "to produce and store explosives for terrorist ends," said public security chief Major General Tareq al-Hassan.



Eid has been referred to the public prosecution while the search goes on for the accomplices, he said, quoted by national news agency BNA.
Last week, Bahraini police said they arrested another member of a group of 20 people wanted over "terror attacks" in the Shiite-majority kingdom, where authorities frequently crack down on Shiites taking part in protests.
Bahraini police had earlier announced the arrests of five other people on the list of suspects.
The authorities accuse young Shiite protesters of using petrol bombs against security forces during frequent demonstrations in villages outside the capital Manama.
Sporadic and small demonstrations have intensified in the villages since a March 2011 crackdown ended month-long protests in Manama's main Pearl Square demanding democratic reforms in the state ruled by a Sunni dynasty.
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International says 60 people have been killed since the protests first erupted in February last year.
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Tuesday, July 24th 2012
AFP
           


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