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Blasts heard after air raid sirens triggered in Bahrain’s capital
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Cars pass by a billboard as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in the country to discuss an interim deal between the U.S. and Iran with Arab Gulf allies, in Manama, Bahrain, Thursday, June 25, 2026. (Eric Lee/Pool Photo via AP)
MANAMA, Bahrain — Explosions are heard in the Bahraini capital Manama after air raid sirens are triggered, AFP journalists say.
“The siren has been sounded, citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the Gulf state’s interior ministry writes on X.
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