Topic: POLITIK - on April 2, 2003 at 12:06:54 PM CEST
Bahrain expels Iraqi diplomat for suspected bombing links
Bahrain on Wednesday expelled the first secretary of the Iraqi Embassy due to his suspected links to a bombing outside a US naval base, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.
Charge d'Affaires Abdullah al-Gabori of the embassy was summonedto the Bahraini Foreign Ministry and handed the order of the departure of Nazem Gawad Ali, MENA said, quoting the Bahraini news agency.
Ali was suspected of having close contact with Iraqi national Udai Abdel Amir Hasoun who was held responsible for the Jufair blast on March 24.
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