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A Bahraini forensic police officer inspects the site of a bomb blast in the village of Sitra, south of Manama, on July 28, 2015. The blast killed two Bahraini policemen and wounded six others. (AFP)
Bahrain's Public Security Chief, Major-General Tariq Al Hassan, has said that several suspects in the Sitra terror blast have been arrested after they were identified in the investigation launched immediately after the heinous bombing.
The Bahraini News Agency, BNA, quoted Al Hassan as saying, "Such terrorist acts will not stop policemen from carrying out their duties and taking all security and legal procedures against anyone who puts the lives of citizens and residents at risk or attacks public or private property."
Two policemen were killed on Tuesday terrorist attack in Sitra by a group of terrorists who remotely-detonated a bomb planted there.
Six other policemen who sustained serious and medium injuries were taken to hospital and initial reports indicated they were in stable condition.
Various security and legal measures were taken following the incident, including a security deployment and the activation of security points to determine the movement of people in certain areas to ensure the safety of the public and the forces.
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