Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT

41 Arrested In Bahrain For Alleged Links To Iran's IRGC


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Bahrain's interior ministry said on Saturday it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the state news agency reported.

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The ministry said security authorities had uncovered a group linked to the IRGC and the ideology of Wilayat al-Faqih, based on investigations and security reports, and in connection with previous Public Prosecution investigations into cases involving espionage for foreign entities and support for the Iranian attacks.

It added that search and investigation operations are continuing, and that legal measures will be undertaken against anyone proven to be involved in the group or to have committed acts in violation of the law.

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Iran fired ⁠at targets in Bahrain and other Gulf Arab states where the US has military bases after the U.S. and Israel launched a war against Iran on February ⁠28.

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