Manama, Bahrain: Authorities in Bahrain say a series of bomb blasts has killed two people in the capital, Manama.
The apparently coordinated explosions on Monday point to escalating levels of violence by anti-government forces in the nearly 21-month uprising against the Gulf nation's Western-backed rulers.
The Interior Ministry says two Asian men, including one trash collector, were killed and a third person injured as at least five homemade explosive devices were detonated. The official Bahrain News Agency described the blasts as an "act of terrorism."
More than 55 people have been killed in Bahrain's unrest since February 2001 as the nation's majority Shiites press for a greater political voice in the Sunni-ruled kingdom.
Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
The apparently coordinated explosions on Monday point to escalating levels of violence by anti-government forces in the nearly 21-month uprising against the Gulf nation's Western-backed rulers.
The Interior Ministry says two Asian men, including one trash collector, were killed and a third person injured as at least five homemade explosive devices were detonated. The official Bahrain News Agency described the blasts as an "act of terrorism."
Bahrain is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
1962 Indo-China War Era Smoke Bomb Found In Assam, Safely Blasted: Police Move Over Pizza Slices - These Pizza Naan Bombs Are The New Weekend Must-Have Brief Emergency At Kerala Airport Over Bomb Threat On Air India Flight Celebrated "Russian Spy" Whale Hvaldimir Found Dead In Norway: Report INDIA's "Hit With Footwear" Protest In Mumbai Over Shivaji Statue Collapse "It's Mom, I Love You": Mother Of Israeli-American Found Dead In Gaza Hostages "Brutally Murdered" Shortly Before We Reached Them: Israel Hema Report: Women Have Shown Courage, It's Time to Act! "Time This War Ended": Biden After Bodies Of 6 Hostages Found In Gaza Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.