Bahrain terror cell linked to Iran, Iraq, Lebanon busted

Bahrain has arrested eight nationals in a militant cell with links to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon, the interior minister of the state said in remarks published yesterday.
The official Bahrain News Agency reported the minister, Shaikh Rashed bin Abdullah Al-Khalifa, as saying the eight had received training in weapons and explosives and also obtained funding from outside Bahrain.
“Recent media reports have revealed the discovery of a Bahraini terrorist cell with links to Iran, Iraq and Lebanon,” the agency quoted Sheikh Rashed as saying in a statement.
“The Ministry of Interior confirms these reports and also confirms the arrest of eight Bahrainis on terror-related charges.”
The minister criticized an escalation in street violence in the past week which he said had seen the use of a widening array of weapons by anti-government protesters including live ammunition.