Bahrain police target cell linked to alleged Shiite militant
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Bahraini authorities say they have arrested seven people allegedly linked to a Shiite militant group.
The Ministry of Interior said on Thursday that those arrested were part of a 10-person cell "suspected of carrying out terrorist activities." It says the cell is led by Hussain Ali Ahmed Dawood, who is believed to be in Iran and who is a leader in the Ashtar Brigade, which has claimed past bombings and attacks in the tiny Gulf nation.
Among those arrested is a man described as the group's main bomb maker. The three others at large include Dawood and two drivers who have been previously convicted in terrorism cases.
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Bahrain has been roiled by years of low-level unrest following a 2011 uprising led by its majority Shiites against the country's Sunni monarchy.