On 28 July 2015, a bomb attack occurred outside a girls school in

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. Two policeman were killed, one was seriously injured, and five others had some minor injuries.

Bombing

A blast hit policemen on patrol, killing two and injuring another six. According to Bahraini media, the explosives used for the bomb resembled seized explosives smuggled from Iran. Iran denied any interference in Bahrain and called for a united Middle Eastern front to fight all sorts of militants.

Responsibility

Saraya al-Mukhtar claimed

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was behind the attack and congratulated them in a twitter post.

Aftermath

The

Ministry of Interior An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, th ...

called the bombing a "terrorist attack" and claimed that they have arrested the perpetrators and suspects behind this bombing.

References

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