Four Americans arrested in Bahrain
- 8 years ago
Four Americans have been arrested in Bahrain for entering the country using false information and allegedly participating in "attacks on police," according to a police statement released Monday.
Bahrain officials said some of the arrested Americans were members of the international media but "had not registered with the concerned authority and were involved in illegal activities."
All four Americans, including one female, entered the country between February 11 and 12, providing false information that they were tourists, the Bahrain Interior Ministry said.
The Americans' presence coincided with rallies marking the fifth anniversary of Bahrain's 2011 uprising.
Bahrain police said they dispersed the rioters in accordance with Bahraini law, further accusing one of the arrested Americans of concealing his or her face "with a cloth and participating in attacks on police alongside other rioters in Sitra."
Bahrain officials said some of the arrested Americans were members of the international media but "had not registered with the concerned authority and were involved in illegal activities."
All four Americans, including one female, entered the country between February 11 and 12, providing false information that they were tourists, the Bahrain Interior Ministry said.
The Americans' presence coincided with rallies marking the fifth anniversary of Bahrain's 2011 uprising.
Bahrain police said they dispersed the rioters in accordance with Bahraini law, further accusing one of the arrested Americans of concealing his or her face "with a cloth and participating in attacks on police alongside other rioters in Sitra."