DUBAI, July 23: Bahraini police on Monday announced the arrest of a suspect wanted for possession and production of “explosives for terrorist aims” in the Gulf state which has been the scene of protests.

Jaafar Hussein Eid is one of three people wanted for setting up hideouts “to produce and store explosives for terrorist ends,” said public security chief Major General Tareq al-Hassan.

Eid has been referred to the public prosecution while the search goes on for the accomplices, he said, quoted by national news agency BNA.

Last week, Bahraini police said they arrested another member of a group of 20 people wanted over “terror attacks” in the kingdom, where authorities frequently crack down on Shiites taking part in protests.—AFP