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Bomb Blasts Kill at Least Two in Manama, Bahrain
Tuesday, November 6, 2012 2:23
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Five bombs explode in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama, killing two Asian street cleaners and possibly a third person. Full story: Five bombs exploded in the heart of the Bahraini capital Manama on Monday (November 5). Officials say two Asian street cleaners were killed. The violence prompted mutual accusations from activists and a government trying to put down a mostly Shi'ite pro-democracy uprising. The Interior Ministry said the bombs were homemade and described the blasts as “terrorist acts” – its term for violence by opposition activists. Opposition politician Matar Matar of the Shi'ite party Wefaq said he doubted that opposition activists were behind Monday's attacks, noting that leading Shi'ite clerics had called on followers to avoid escalating the conflict with the government. Injuries to protesters or police are relatively common in the 21-month-old uprising. Attacks on the public, however, have been rare on the Gulf island, where the Sunni Muslim Al Khalifa dynasty rules over a majority Shi'ite population. The BNA agency said the explosions took place between 4:30 and 9:30 am (0130-0630 GMT) in the Qudaibiya and Adliya districts of Manama. One of the attacks took place outside a cinema, where one of the street cleaners died when he kicked a package that blew up. A witness said that blast caused little material damage, suggesting it had not been large. Police chief Tariq Hasan Essa confirmed that two Asian men were killed. [Tariq Hasan Essa, Chief of …
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