Manama, April 8, 2026 (AFP) - Blasts heard in Bahrain despite US, Iran ceasefire

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2026-04-08

Explosions were heard in Bahrain's capital Manama on Wednesday morning, according to an AFP journalist, hours after the United States announced a ceasefire with Iran. The Gulf kingdom's interior ministry said civil defence crews had succeeded in controlling a fire that broke out in a facility "targeted by the Iranian aggression", with no injuries reported. An AFP reporter saw smoke rising from an area on Sitra island, close to Manama, that host......

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