Arson suspects arrested over police patrol attack

Manama : Seven suspects wanted over an arson attack at a police patrol in the Northern Governorate on Wednesday were arrested, said an Interior Ministry statement. 

The attack, according to the Director-General of Criminal Investigation and Forensic Science Colonel Abddulaziz Al Rumaihi, occurred at the entrance of Deraz on March 21 causing a minor injury to a policeman. 

Al Rumaihi said the investigators seized footages of the attack from the suspects showing various phases of the attack along with other vital pieces of evidence. 

An investigation team, involving crime scene specialists and other security teams, lead to identifying and arresting the suspects, said the Director-General. He said that legal proceedings are being taken to refer the case to the Public Prosecution. 

Wednesday’s attack is also the first since an on-duty policeman, Abdulsamad Haji, 31, was killed in a similar attack near one of the entrances of Deraz. Two other policemen were also critically injured in the attack which targetted a police patrol vehicle. 

Investigations later led to arresting the attackers and identifying the mastermind, who is also a wanted terrorist, currently seeking refuge in Iran.