Bahrain arrests four Americans

AFP, DUBAI:  Bahraini authorities have arrested four Americans during protests marking the fifth anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising in the kingdom, police said Monday.
The four are reporters and include an independent journalist named Anna Therese Day. The other three are members of her camera crew, according to a statement issued by Day’s family.
The US State Department said it was aware of reports that Americans had been arrested in Bahrain but declined further comment, citing privacy concerns.
A police statement published by the official Bahrain News Agency did not initially specify the identities or nationalities of those arrested, or who they work for. But a later update said the four were American and included a woman.
They were arrested in the Shiite town of Sitra on Sunday during clashes between security forces and protesters, the statement said.

 

Bahrain arrests four Americans

AFP, DUBAI: Bahraini authorities have arrested four Americans during protests marking the fifth anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising in the kingdom, police said Monday. The four are reporters and include an independent journalist named Anna Therese Day. The other three are members of her camera crew, according to a statement issued by Days family. The US State Department said it was aware of reports that Americans had been arrested in Bahrain but declined further comment, citing privacy concerns. A police statement published by the official Bahrain News Agency did not initially specify the identities or nationalities of those arrested, or who they work for. But a later update said the four were American and included a woman. They were arrested in the Shiite town of Sitra on Sunday during clashes between security forces and protesters, the statement said.