Bahrain on Sunday executed three Shia Muslim men convicted of killing three policemen in a 2014 bomb attack, the first such execution in over two decades, drawing condemnation from foreign officials.
Activists in Bahrain reacted with rage to the move, calling it a “black day” for the Gulf Arab kingdom and posting images of protesters clashing with police on social media.
The executions came less than a week after the country’s highest court confirmed the punishment against Abbas al-Samea (27), Sami Mushaima (42) and Ali al-Singace (21), found guilty of killing one Emirati and two Bahraini police officers.
Such executions are extremely rare in the small Gulf Arab island. The last similar case involving a Shia Bahraini occurred in 1996. — Reuters
