Rasa - Bahrain once again demolished on Sunday a Shiite mosque, located South of Manama, which the residents have built after a harsh security campaign that resulted in the demolishing of 38 mosques and Shiite religious institutions in 2011.
RNA - The authorities demolished Imam al-Askari mosque in roundabout 22 in Hamad town, the only mosque in the region. Residents have rebuilt the mosque and continued holding prayers and rituals in it, Bahrain Mirror reported.
Bulldozers and demolition machines destroyed the mosque without a prior notice. Military vehicle affiliated to the Interior Ministry accompanied the bulldozers. The mosque lies parallel to the main street.
An individual concerned in the file of the 38 mosques demolished by the authorities in 2011 said that the residents built the mosque temporarily and supplied it with a generator from their own money.
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