Bahrain Says It Has Arrested 41 People ‘Linked to Iran’s IRGC’

DUBAI, May ⁠9 (Reuters) – ⁠Bahrain’s interior ⁠ministry said on Saturday ​it had arrested ‌41 people it ‌said were ⁠linked ⁠to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), the state ​news agency reported.

The ministry said security ​authorities uncovered a group ⁠linked to ⁠Iran’s IRGC, ⁠adding that ​investigations by the public prosecutor ​had ⁠also involved cases related to sympathy with ⁠Iranian attacks.

Iran fired at targets in Bahrain ⁠and other Gulf Arab states where the U.S. has military bases after the U.S. and Israel launched a ⁠war against Iran on February 28.

(Reporting by Ahmed Elimam and Eman ​Abuhassira; Editing by ​Toby Chopra)

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