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Bahrain destroys "explosive" materials sent from UK
Dec 7, 2011, 22:08 GMT
Cairo - Authorities in Bahrain destroyed a package of explosive-making tools sent from the United Kingdon, Bahraini airport officials said late Wednesday.
A Ministry of Interior statement said ministry operatives had 'detonated a package containing materials used to make explosives.'
It added that package was sent to Bahrain airport from Britain via Dubai.
The report comes a few days after a minor explosion in a bus parked near the British embassy in the Bahraini capital, Manama. The explosion caused no casualties.
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