Bahrain accuses Iran of harbouring 160 'terrorists'

Bahrain's interior minister accused Iran of harbouring 160 Bahrainis convicted of terrorism and stripped of their citizenship, AFP reported Wednesday (October 18th).

All 160 fugitives had been stripped of citizenship in terrorism cases targeting Bahraini police and security forces, Sheikh Rashed Al Khalifa told Asharq Al-Awsat media outlet in an interview published Wednesday.

He accused Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of having trained the group, who were convicted of attacks that killed 25 security personnel and wounded 3,000 others.

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