Bahrain sentences nine people to life in prison for supporting Iran's Guard

A Bahrain court sentenced nine defendants to life in prison and two others to three years in prison for collaborating with Iran's Revolutionary Guards to carry out what it described as "hostile and terrorist acts" against Bahrain, the state news agency reported on Sunday (24).

The defendants were involved in collecting information about sensitive locations and facilitating related financial transfers, the statement said.

Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on May 9 that it had arrested 41 people it said were linked to Iran's Revolutionary Guards.

The ministry said security authorities discovered a group linked to the Guard, while Public Prosecutor's Office investigations also involved cases related to support for Iranian attacks.

Iran launched attacks on targets in Bahrain and other Gulf Arab states that host US military bases after the United States and Israel launched a war against the Iranians on February 28.

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Source: CNN