DUBAI: Militants attacked a Bahraini police bus near the Jidhafs area outside the capital Manama on Friday, wounding several policemen, the interior ministry said on Twitter.
The attack targeted the bus on the Khalifa bin Salman highway, the ministry said. “The necessary steps” were being taken, it said, without giving details.
The incident was the latest in a series of attacks targeting policemen in the Western-allied country, where the US Fifth Fleet is based.
The government blames the attacks on Shiite militants it says are backed by Iran to destabilize the country, a charge Tehran denies.
Earlier this month, a blast wounded five policemen on Budaiya road, near Manama, while they were guarding a procession by Shiite Muslims marking the annual Ashura festival.
Several Bahraini policemen wounded in attack by militants
Several Bahraini policemen wounded in attack by militants
