Police have seized bomb-making materials and weapons after arresting five suspects on terrorist charges, the Ministry of Interior said.
The investigation revealed that the suspects who had received intensive military training in Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Iraqi Hezbollah camps had planned bombings in several locations in Bahrain and that they had turned their homes into additional storage areas for bomb-making materials.
The ministry said that the investigation was still going on in order to identify additional members of the group and bring them to justice.
Giving details about the case on Thursday, the ministry said that bomb squad and forensic teams were deployed to the relevant locations after the Public Prosecution was notified and legal proceedings were taken.
The forensic team collected items suspected to be explosives and moved them to a safe location, away from the residential area where they were being stored. The crime scene team classified the confiscations in the presence of the Public Prosecution.
Weapons, remote control and communication devices and batteries typically used in the detonation of bombs were among the seized items. E-boards, mobile phones, telephone chips, electronic keys and wires were also found. The police also seized daggers, knives covered with polyurethane bags and various currencies.
Five suspects were arrested.
Mohammed Abdul Jalil Mahdi Jassim Abdullah (28, a private company employee) received military training in Iran that included the use of the pistol and automatic weapons, such as Kalashnikov and PKG. He also received training in bomb-making and assembly and in the use of explosives such as TNT and C4. Ali Ahmed Al Musawi, living in Iran, coordinated the training and provided Mohammed with logistical support.
The investigations revealed that when Mohammed returned to Bahrain following the training, he decided with others to use a car repair workshop in Hamad Town to store bomb-making materials and weapons. The group built a hidden room to conceal the contraband. In addition to the weapons and explosives training he received abroad in 2013, the suspect also watched films of bombings conducted by the Hezbollah brigades in Iraq.
Mahmood Jassim Marhoon Mohammed Marhoom (26, a private company employee) received military training in Iran by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and in Iraq by the Hezbollah brigades.
Jassim Mansoor Jassim Shamloh (25, a private company employee) confessed to receiving batteries from the first suspect to be used in bomb-making and remote control devices. He hid the items in his father’s home in Hamad Town until the first suspect asked for them.
Ahmed Mohammed Ali Yousif, 23, confessed to providing assistance to the third suspect by transferring the batteries, remote controls and wires for making bombs to his flat with full knowledge of their nature and purpose.
Khalil Hassan Khalil Ibrahim Saeed (20, a student) received a number of batteries and remote controlled bomb detonators from the first suspect who asked him to hide them at his home. He had full knowledge of the nature and purpose of the items.
The Interior Ministry's counter-terrorism investigations continue as part of the ongoing national security operations.
Members of the public are requested to report suspicious activities by calling the police hotline on 80008008. All calls are treated as anonymous, the ministry said.
The investigation revealed that the suspects who had received intensive military training in Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Iraqi Hezbollah camps had planned bombings in several locations in Bahrain and that they had turned their homes into additional storage areas for bomb-making materials.
The ministry said that the investigation was still going on in order to identify additional members of the group and bring them to justice.
Giving details about the case on Thursday, the ministry said that bomb squad and forensic teams were deployed to the relevant locations after the Public Prosecution was notified and legal proceedings were taken.
The forensic team collected items suspected to be explosives and moved them to a safe location, away from the residential area where they were being stored. The crime scene team classified the confiscations in the presence of the Public Prosecution.
Weapons, remote control and communication devices and batteries typically used in the detonation of bombs were among the seized items. E-boards, mobile phones, telephone chips, electronic keys and wires were also found. The police also seized daggers, knives covered with polyurethane bags and various currencies.
Five suspects were arrested.
Mohammed Abdul Jalil Mahdi Jassim Abdullah (28, a private company employee) received military training in Iran that included the use of the pistol and automatic weapons, such as Kalashnikov and PKG. He also received training in bomb-making and assembly and in the use of explosives such as TNT and C4. Ali Ahmed Al Musawi, living in Iran, coordinated the training and provided Mohammed with logistical support.
The investigations revealed that when Mohammed returned to Bahrain following the training, he decided with others to use a car repair workshop in Hamad Town to store bomb-making materials and weapons. The group built a hidden room to conceal the contraband. In addition to the weapons and explosives training he received abroad in 2013, the suspect also watched films of bombings conducted by the Hezbollah brigades in Iraq.
Mahmood Jassim Marhoon Mohammed Marhoom (26, a private company employee) received military training in Iran by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and in Iraq by the Hezbollah brigades.
Jassim Mansoor Jassim Shamloh (25, a private company employee) confessed to receiving batteries from the first suspect to be used in bomb-making and remote control devices. He hid the items in his father’s home in Hamad Town until the first suspect asked for them.
Ahmed Mohammed Ali Yousif, 23, confessed to providing assistance to the third suspect by transferring the batteries, remote controls and wires for making bombs to his flat with full knowledge of their nature and purpose.
Khalil Hassan Khalil Ibrahim Saeed (20, a student) received a number of batteries and remote controlled bomb detonators from the first suspect who asked him to hide them at his home. He had full knowledge of the nature and purpose of the items.
The Interior Ministry's counter-terrorism investigations continue as part of the ongoing national security operations.
Members of the public are requested to report suspicious activities by calling the police hotline on 80008008. All calls are treated as anonymous, the ministry said.