Residents in Bahrain reported hearing an explosion about ten minutes ago, according to local accounts. The cause, casualties, and damage are not yet known. The report follows a similar explosion in Askar earlier this morning.
Residents in Bahrain reported hearing an explosion approximately ten minutes ago, according to local accounts cited by The Zioneer's intake. The cause, any casualties, and damage remain unconfirmed. This is the second reported explosion in Bahrain within several hours: as The Zioneer reported earlier this morning (02:48 Jerusalem), an explosion was heard in the town of Askar, south of Manama, also from a single unverified source. It is unclear whether the two incidents are connected, and no official statements from Bahraini authorities have been issued. The Gulf kingdom has experienced periodic airborne threats and explosions since early June amid regional tensions involving US self-defense strikes and Iranian launches, though no direct link to those past events has been established for tonight's reports.
4 developments
- ConfirmedSirens continue in Bahrain amid Iranian retaliatory launches, journalist says
- DevelopingSirens and explosions reported in Bahrain amid US self-defense strikes
- StrongKuwait and Bahrain report airborne threats; sirens in Persian Gulf
- DevelopingExplosions reported in Askar, south of Manama, Bahrain
Source and signal
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