Bahrain detains 2 former Shiite opposition MPs
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
MANAMA, May 3: Authorities in Bahrain arrested two former parliament members of the Gulf kingdom's main Shiite opposition party as part of a wide crackdown on dissent, a senior party leader said Tuesday. Abdul-Jalil Khalil of the Shiite party Al Wefaq said two of its former lawmakers - Mater Mater and Jawad Fairoz - were taken into custody Monday night. -AP