Bahrain's Interior Ministry confirmed that sirens were heard across the country early Thursday, according to a ministry statement. The statement did not address reports of explosions that accompanied earlier alerts. The cause of the sirens remains unclear.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry issued a statement at approximately 02:20 Jerusalem early Thursday confirming that sirens were heard across the country, but the statement did not address reports of explosions that had accompanied some earlier alerts. The cause of the sirens remains unclear. The confirmation follows a series of reports dating back to 22:41 Jerusalem on Wednesday, when the first sirens were activated.
At 22:41 Jerusalem on Wednesday, initial reports of sirens in Bahrain emerged from a single source. Minutes later, The Zioneer's thread recorded that the sirens were linked to the US announcement of a further wave of strikes against Iran. By 02:13 Jerusalem, Israeli media reported that the Interior Ministry had confirmed the alerts, a development The Zioneer covered. The ministry's own statement at 02:20 Jerusalem then officially confirmed the sirens but omitted any mention of the explosion reports that had circulated.
As The Zioneer has reported over recent weeks, Bahrain has experienced multiple rounds of sirens and explosions against the backdrop of regional military activity. On Wednesday, Jul 15, at 03:03 Jerusalem, sirens were activated and residents were told to seek shelter. Earlier, on Jul 9, explosions and sirens were reported, and on Jun 10, the US military conducted self-defense strikes in the region. These events are part of a broader pattern of alerts in the Gulf state.
What remains open: The ministry's statement did not address the explosion reports, so their authenticity and cause are unconfirmed. The reason for the sirens — whether linked to ongoing US strikes, Iranian activity, or another trigger — has not been specified by any official source.
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