A car bomb exploded outside a Sunni mosque in a Bahrain neighbourhood where the royal court is situated but caused no casualties, the interior ministry said.
The bomb, made from a gas cylinder, exploded late on Wednesday in the parking area of the Isa bin Salman mosque in the Rifaa neighbourhood, south of the capital Manama, the ministry said.
“The terrorist act took place while prayers were held in the mosque,” it said. Government spokeswoman Samira Rajab said yesterday that the explosion was “an attempt to create chaos” in Bahrain. “This is a despicable terrorist act intended to undermine national unity and sow sectarian sedition,” said Rajab.
The interior ministry announced that it has banned a rally which was planned by the opposition today in the Shia villages of Khamis and Sar.
Source:AFP
