Kerry calls Bahrain minister over expulsion of U.S. official


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  • Tuesday, 15 Jul 2014

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry waves to journalists as he walks to a meeting on the second straight day of talks over Tehran's nuclear program at a hotel in Vienna July 14, 2014. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

VIENNA (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday expressed his deep concern to Bahrain Foreign Minister Khaled al-Khalifa over the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat for meeting with an opposition leader and over charges brought against the politician.

A senior State Department official said Kerry, who was in Vienna for talks between Iran and major powers over curbing Tehran's nuclear programme, spoke by telephone with the Bahraini minister.

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