three policemen have been killed by a bomb explosion in Bahrain, the interior ministry told Reuters.
A post on Twitter said the officers had been “dispersing rioters” in the village of Daih, west of the capital, Manama, at the time of the attack.
Witnesses reported hearing a blast during
clashes between anti-government protesters and police who were firing
tear gas and birdshot to disperse them.
Thirteen police officers have now been killed since protests erupted in 2011.
Last month, one was fatally injured by an
explosion on the third anniversary of the start of the uprising that
has seen people take to the streets to demand more democracy and an end
to what they perceive as discrimination against the Shia community by
the Sunni royal family.
Monday’s blast happened after people
gathered in Daih for a third day of funeral processions for a detainee
who died in hospital last week.
The government cited a report by the
Salmaniya Medical Complex that said Jaffar Mohammed Jaffar had died as a
result of complications caused by sickle cell anaemia, which led to a
clot forming in his lungs.
But the main Shia opposition group, Wefaq, alleged that he had been tortured in custody and denied adequate medical care.
His family said he was subjected to
beatings and electrocution after his arrest in December in connection
with a seizure of arms and explosives.
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