Iraq on Friday denounced an “attack” by protesters on the embassy of Bahrain that prompted Manama to recall its ambassador from Baghdad.
On Thursday around 200 protesters upset by Manamas hosting of a US-led Middle East peace conference torched Israeli flags outside the Bahrain embassy in Baghdad and hoisted Iraqi and Palestinian flags.
Video footage of the Baghdad protests showed demonstrators chanting slogans supporting armed groups close to Iran – which Bahrain has repeatedly accused of interfering in its internal affairs.
Iraqi security forces broke up the rally Thursday night as the interior ministry announced the arrest of 54 people accused of allegedly “attacking the (Bahraini) embassy.”
Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohammed Ali al-Hakim on Friday phoned his Bahraini counterpart Sheikh Khaled Read More – Source
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