Blast kills two cops in Bahrain

DUBAI: A bomb blast killed two Bahrain policemen and wounded six others on Tuesday in an area often shaken by clashes between security forces and protesters, the interior ministry said.
Bahrain has seen frequent unrest since the minority rulers of the small Gulf kingdom crushed a uprising four years ago.
The blast in Sitra Island outside the capital Manama comes days after the Bahraini authorities announced they had foiled an attempt to smuggle weapons from Iran.
Bahrain’s main opposition Al-Wefaq condemned the bombing, insisting that it “categorically rejected” violence.
Police blocked routes leading to the island following the explosion — latest in a series of blasts targeting police in villages, witnesses said.
“The explosives used in the terrorist incident are of the same quality of explosives seized recently while being smuggled from Iran,” the BNA state news agency reported.
The interior ministry described the blast as a “terror” attack.
Footage of the aftermath of the explosion showed a shrapnel-riddled police bus with shattered windows.
Since the Arab Spring-inspired 2011 uprising, protesters demanding political reforms have clashed frequently with security forces in villages outside Manama.