Bahrain arrests 2 ex-Gitmo suspects

MANAMA: Bahraini authorities have arrested two Gulf citizens who are former Gitmo inmates on suspicion of preparing a “terrorist act,” state media reported on Sunday.
A police chief, quoted by official news agency BNA, said the two suspects, whose names and nationalities were not disclosed, had entered Bahrain with fake passports from Saudi Arabia. The two would be referred to court, he said.
“The initial investigation revealed that the arrestees are former detainees of the Guantanamo detention center. They are suspected of plotting a terror act to jeopardize the security and safety of Bahrain,” the ministry said in a statement.
The statement did not elaborate on the nature of the planned attacks or the identities of the two people arrested.
BNA noted the arrests came days before a meeting in Manama of GCC interior ministers.
Security forces have been on alert in Bahrain, where authorities quelled the February 2011 unrest. Talks between the government and the opposition have failed to end the crisis.