MANAMA: The Capital Governorate Police announced that the bomb squad defused a homemade bomb placed in a car on King Faisal road on Sunday evening.
The car raised suspicion when it was identified as a stolen vehicle. Police found and defused a pipe bomb and two gas cylinders that had been placed inside the car. An investigation was launched to identify and apprehend those responsible and the Public Prosecution was notified.
The public is asked to report suspicious objects to the nearest police directorate or police station or to call the police hotline at 80008008.