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Bahrain to try 11 for attempted murder of policeman

Bahrain to try 11 for attempted murder of policeman

September 21, 2016 | 06:52 PM
Bahrain is to put on trial 11 people accused of attempting to murder a police officer and being part of a "terrorist" group, prosecutors said on Wednesday.The 11 suspects were arrested after gunmen fired at a police officer in May in Sitra, a mainly Shia Muslim area near the capital Manama, the prosecution said, cited by state news agency BNA.Another six people who face the same charges are still at large.The 11 confessed to belonging to a "terrorist" group, receiving military training, attempting to kill an officer and being in possession of weapons and explosives, said the same source.Their trial is to open on October 25.
September 21, 2016 | 06:52 PM