Iran Dismisses Bahrain's "Baseless" Terrorism Allegations

Rasa - The Iranian foreign ministry rejected the Bahraini officials' claims about arresting Iran-affiliated terrorists, calling them as "baseless".

News ID: 436689

Date: 04 March 2018 - 20:14

RNA - "Projecting the blame on others and discussing worn-out scenarios and baseless allegations against others will not resolve the Bahraini government's problem with its citizens," Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said on Sunday.

"We advise the Bahraini officials again to pave the ground for interaction and talks with their people instead of intensified security and police approaches," he added.

According to Fars Nesw Agancy, Bahrain claimed on Saturday that it had arrested 116 people accused of belonging to a “terror” cell allegedly linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards.

Authorities in the tiny Persian Gulf state have cracked down hard on dissent since mass street protests in 2011, which demanded an elected prime minister and freedom of political prisoners in the Sunni-ruled, Shiite majority kingdom.

Bahrain frequently accuses opposition figures of links to Shiite Iran, which denies supporting any bid to overthrow the government.

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