- A police officer was killed in a bomb blast in Bahrain's capital Manama on Friday
- The explosion was described as a "terror attack" by the country's interior ministry
- Eight others were injured, including some seriously
- The bombing was the second this month
One policeman was killed and eight others were injured in bomb attack west of the Bahraini capital Manama on Friday evening, the interior ministry said.
“The terror attack occurred at 5:26 pm when a police bus heading toward Manama on Khalifa Bin Salman Highway was targeted,” the ministry said in a statement.
“The attack resulted in the martyrdom of one policeman and the wounding of eight others who were transported to hospital. Their wounds ranged from serious to mild.”
The ministry added that the attackers remotely detonated a homemade bomb.
“The competent authorities immediately rushed to the site of the incident to inspect the crime scene and launched an investigation to find out about the circumstances of this terrorist premeditated crime and arrest the suspects and bring them to justice,” the statement continued.
“All legal procedures have been completed and the public prosecution has been notified.”
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The attack on policemen is the second this month.
On October 2, five policemen were injured in a terror blast as they were securing the Ashoora procession on Budaiya Highway in Daih on the outskirts of the capital Manama.
The attack was condemned by several countries that expressed full support for Bahrain, as the security and stability of the island kingdom was targeted.
This article has been edited by Al Bawaba from its original version
