TERRORISM: Two policemen killed in Bahrain 'terrorist attack'

Shia- dominated Sitra island is the scene of frequent clashes between security forces and demonstrators [Reuters]

Two policemen have been killed in Bahrain after they were targeted in a "terrorist attack", the interior ministry said.

In a statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday morning, the ministry said eight other policemen were injured, three of them seriously, in the attack in Sitra, a village on an island south of the capital, Manama.

The authorities did not specify the nature of the attack nor did they assign responsibility to any group.

2 on-duty policemen die, 3 seriously injured, in Sitra terror blast.

— Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain) July 28, 2015

PT: 5 other policemen suffer minor to medium injuries. Injured taken to hospital. All necessary steps being taken in the case.

— Ministry of Interior (@moi_bahrain) July 28, 2015

Shia- dominated Sitra island is the scene of frequent clashes between security forces and demonstrators.
The attack comes just days after the Sunni-ruled kingdom announced it had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from rival Iran.

Source: +Al Jazeera English