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 BAHRAIN: SHI'ITE RIOTS ORCHESTRATED |
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ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain has concluded that the Shi'ite riots in the Gulf
Arab kingdom were organized with help from Iran.Officials said the Interior Ministry has assessed that the nightly
Shi'ite clashes with police and security forces around Manama have been
orchestrated. They said Shi'ite agitators were being trained and directed by
foreign elements, including operatives aligned with Iran."We are sure they [the rioters] cannot be acting on their own, but it is
a matter of investigation to find out exactly who they [instigators] are,"
Capt. Rashid Bu Najma, a staffer at the Interior Ministry's legal affairs
department, said on June 9.Officials said the riots have become bloody, with Shi'ites using
firebombs and homemade weapons that could kill or maim police. They said the
Shi'ites have also organized squads to monitor police activity and ambush
patrols.
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