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On 28 July 2015, a bomb attack occurred outside a girls school in Sitra, Bahrain. Two policeman were killed, one was seriously injured, and five others had some minor injuries.[1]
| 2015 Sitra bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of Insurgency in Bahrain | |
| Location | Sitra, Bahrain |
| Date | 28 July 2015 |
| Target | Bahraini Police |
Attack type | Bombing |
| Weapons | Pipe bomb |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Injured | 6 |
| Perpetrator | Waad Allah Brigades |
A blast hit policemen on patrol, killing two and injuring another six. According to Bahraini media, the explosives used for the bomb resembled seized explosives smuggled from Iran.[2] Iran denied any interference in Bahrain[1] and called for a united Middle Eastern front to fight all sorts of militants.[3]
Saraya al-Mukhtar claimed Waad Allah Brigades was behind the attack and congratulated them in a twitter post. [4]
The Ministry of Interior called the bombing a "terrorist attack" and claimed that they have arrested the perpetrators and suspects behind this bombing.[5]
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