Families of five Bahrainis say burial of loved ones without their consent a crime


  • World
  • Sunday, 28 May 2017

DUBAI (Reuters) - The families of five Bahrainis killed during a security raid last week accused authorities of depriving them from bidding farewell to their loved ones after authorities buried the bodies without their permission.

An interior ministry official said the five were buried on Friday after having contacted the families to attend funeral services, only to change their minds later, the Arabic-language al-Wasat newspaper reported on Sunday.

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