An Emirati police officer serving in Bahrain was killed with two others in a bomb attack during clashes between security forces and rioters. First Lieutenant Tariq Al Shehi died after an improvised bomb exploded as security forces dispersed Shiite protesters in the village of Daih, near Manama.
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The boot of a riot-police official lies on the road at the scene where a homemade bomb exploded during clashes. Sheikh Saif bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, denounced the bomb attack and stressed the importance of fighting terrorism. Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters -
Al Shehi was part of a joint Arabian Gulf force deployed in 2011 to quell protests led by the kingdom’s Shiite community. The Gulf Wave Force included 500 police from the UAE and about 1,000 troops from Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Shaikh / AFP Photo -
There has been an increase in attacks using improvised bombs against Bahrain’s security forces. A police officer was injured in a blast in the Shiite village of Akr Al Sharqi. Another officer was killed by a bomb blast during protests on February 14 to mark three years since protests began. Mazen Mahdi / EPA
In pictures: Emirati officer killed in Bahrain bomb attack
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