Bahrain says foils 'terror' attempts, seizes explosives, weapons


  • World
  • Monday, 30 Dec 2013

MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini authorities have foiled an attempt to smuggle explosives and arms, some made in Iran and Syria, into the country by boat, the Gulf Arab state's public security chief said on Monday.

Bahrain, home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet, has been rattled by bouts of unrest since February 2011, when protests led by members of its Shi'ite majority demanded that the Sunni ruling family give up ultimate power to an elected parliament.

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