Bahrain presents Iraq with list of persons wanted for terrorism

The Bahraini ambassador to Baghdad, Salah al-Maliki, announced that his country has submitted to the Iraqi authorities a list of people wanted by the Bahraini judiciary authorities currently residing in Iraq.

Al-Maliki said that the wanted people stand accused of committing acts of terrorism in Bahrain and have fled to Iraq.

In his statement, Maliki added that those wanted are currently plotting harmful acts in Bahrain and some neighboring countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The ambassador said that they also seek to abuse Iraqi Bahraini bilateral relations.

The charges, he concluded, were criminal and not political saying that they are substantiated.