Car bomb explodes outside mosque in Bahrain

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

A car bomb exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque as worshippers attended late-night prayers in a district where members of Bahrain's royal family live, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.

No one was reported hurt in the attack in Riffa south of the capital Manama late on Wednesday, in what government officials said was an attempt to inflame sectarian tensions.

Bahrain, a majority Shi'ite country but ruled by the Sunni al Khalifa family, has been buffeted by political unrest since 2011, with mostly Shi'ite Bahrainis agitating for democratic reforms and more say in government.

Police were hunting for the assailants, who used a gas cylinder placed inside a vehicle parked outside the mosque, the Interior Ministry said.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/18/us-bahrain-car-bomb-idUSBRE96H06V20130718

[Arctic Dave]

1. Good for the goose, good for the gander?

Looks like the Shia are going to give them a taste of their own medicine.

[David__77]

2. Or it's a false flag operation. Who knows?

What is certainly clear is that large majority of sectarian terrorism is directed against Shiites.

[KinMd]

3. A car bomg going off in a middle eastern country?

now that's something you don't see everyday.