DUBAI: Bahrain said yesterday it has arrested a cell suspected of planting mock bombs across the capital Manama, including on the main highways. The Sunni Muslim-dominated, US-allied Bahrain government has been struggling since early last year to suppress pro-democracy unrest led mainly by the Gulf Arab kingdom’s majority Shias.
The Information Affairs Authority said the cell members were suspected of placing “fake bombs in several crowded areas throughout Bahrain”.
“This included placing the objects on vital roads, which caused traffic delays and spread fear among the public,” it said in a statement in English. It said police found a fake bomb when they searched the home of one of the suspects yesterday.
Kuwait: 5 candidates withdraw from fray
Kuwait: The Public Elections Department at the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior, yesterday announced the withdrawal of five candidates from contesting the upcoming National Assembly elections, thus bringing the total candidates after the withdrawal to 306 candidates.
The department said in a press statement released by the Kuwait news agency (Kuna) that the withdrawn candidates are from the Third, Fourth and the Fifth constituencies. The last day to withdraw from running for the National Assembly elections is November 23. Agencies
