2012 Eker bombing

Bombing of a group of Bahraini policemen in 2012 2012 Eker Bombing the Bahraini Uprising Eker, Bahrain Riot police April 10, 2012 Bombing 0 7 Protesters (government claim) Pipe bomb The 2012 Eker bombing (Arabic: تفجير العكر) occurred on 10 April 2012 in the village of Eker, in the south of the Kingdom of Bahrain. According to Ministry of Interior, the explosion injured seven policemen, three of them severely.Habib Toumi and Bureau Chief (April 10, 2012). "Bahrain probes bombing that injured seven". Gulf News. Retrieved 9 June 2012. The Ministry blamed protesters for the attack saying policemen were "lured" to the village by petrol-bomb-throwing protesters before they detonated the bomb targeting the riot police. Public security chief, General Tariq al-Hassan said the exploding device was a "pipe bomb attached to a container full of gasoline"."Bahrain police injured in bomb attack". BBC. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012. On the other hand, Al Wefaq, Bahrain's main opposition party, said the village was "entirely surrounded by security forces who are imposing collective punishment". They also stated that police had been firing "pellet guns" on residents who sent "calls for help". Reactions Domestic A number of parliament members condemned the attack and called for "stringent measures against those who perpetrated it". Al Wefaq said it "condemned violence, regardless of its source". International UN The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the bombing on April 12 and expressed his concern over the "excessive use of force against protesters which continues to result in civilian casualties". He also appealed "to all sides to act with restraint and refrain from violence"."Bahrain: Ban condemns bombing, voices concern over use of force against protesters". UN News Center. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012. GCC The Gulf Cooperation Council General-Secretary Dr. Abdullatif Al-Zayani condemned the "terrorist explosion" and said "those actions are perpetrated in order to cripple the process of development under the reign of HM king Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa"."GCC Secretary General condemns terrorist bombing in Ekar-Bahrain". The Free Library. 10 April 2012. 9 June 2012. References Category:Terrorist incidents in Asia in 2012 Category:2012 crimes in Bahrain Category:April 2012 crimes in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in Asia Category:Terrorism in Bahrain Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2012 Category:Terrorist incidents by unknown perpetrators