On 3 March 2014, a

bombing A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechan ...

attack occurred in the

Al Daih Al Daih (, ) is a village on the north of Bahrain. It lies to the east of Budaiya, west of Al Manama. Etymology Al-Daih, is derived from , meaning "small village". It was formerly known as Al Bida, Abu Al Zila. Demographics The vast majori ...

village of

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. Officers had been dispersing rioters and militants from the village, when a bomb exploded, killing three policemen. including an Emirati officer.

Bombing

Officers were clashing with militants and protesters in a village close to

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, where witnesses claim to have heard firing

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and

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to disperse the militants. Three policemen were suddenly killed by a

Improvised explosive device An improvised explosive device (IED) is a bomb constructed and deployed in ways other than in conventional warfare, conventional military action. It may be constructed of conventional military explosives, such as an artillery shell, attached t ...

midst clashes.

Responsibility

The militant group Saraya al-Ashtar claimed responsibility of the attack in an online statement.

Aftermath

The Bahraini government captured the three militants responsible for this attack, and according to human rights activists, they were likely tortured. On January 15, (Almost threeyears after the bomb attack), the three militants responsible were executed by

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References

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