Bahrain’s Chief of Public Security Major-General Tariq Hassan Al Hassan confirmed the death of policeman Mohammed Asif on Thursday at 10:50 PM. The Chief said that Mohammed Asif was targeted by rioters in Sehla who shot a projectile that fatally injured him. He died on his way to hospital.
The Chief stated that while Asif and several other policemen were securing roads and maintaining order in Sehla, a group of rioters attacked them with Molotov cocktails, projectiles, steel rods and stones.
The Chief said that after Asif was injured, an investigation was immediately launched to find and arrest those responsible. “Once arrested they will be referred to the Public Prosecutor,” he added.
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