Terrorism Hits Bahrain: Woman Martyred, Children Hurt

Local Editor

A Bahraini woman was martyred and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by "terrorists" in southern Bahrain.

In further details, shrapnel hit the car the woman was in, the police said, and security forces were investigating the scene of the attack in the village of East Eker, south of Bahrain's capital, Manama, according to an Interior Ministry statement.

"A terrorist act on Thursday claimed the life of a woman and injured three children who were with her in a car that was hit by shrapnel after a bomb exploded," the director general of Manama's police directorate was quoted as saying by state media.

Meanwhile, as a result of the regime's oppression and brutal practices against civilians and peaceful protesters, the human rights record of Bahrain has been criticized by the United States, Britain and rights groups.

On Thursday, seven US senators said in a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry the United States should be prepared to reconsider arms sales, if a recent crackdown on opposition continues.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team