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MANAMA, Feb 21 (KUNA) -- The Bahraini Interior Ministry has announced the apprehension of 20 terror suspects.
As a part of the continuous wide-scale crackdown on terror cells in the Kingdom, the security agencies have arrested 20 individuals, who were wanted in security cases, were arrested, the Interior Ministry said in a press statement.
It added that four of the arrestees are women who are accused offering aid to terror suspects.
One of the arrestees also admitted to killing lieutenant Hisham Al Hamadi who was shot dead in Bilad Al Qadeem on January 29, the statement reads, adding that two others were involved in setting up secret bomb-making warehouses.
It pointed out that an investigation revealed that eight of the arrestees had received military training on arms and the use of explosives in Iran and Iraq. (end)
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