Conflict & Security
Bahrain ministry urges calm after sirens sound and blast is heard
Sirens sounded in Bahrain on Friday, the interior ministry said, and an AFP correspondent heard an explosion. The ministry said on X that the siren had been sounded and urged citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place. The report came two weeks into renewed US-Iran hostilities, during which the source said there had been near daily Iranian attacks on the island kingdom. The report did not give a cause for the explosion or say whether there were casualties or damage.
Update
Bahrain's interior ministry said on X that a siren had been sounded.
The ministry urged citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place.
The report placed the event on Friday, two weeks into renewed US-Iran hostilities, with near daily Iranian attacks on Bahrain described in the source.
Source note: AFP news report published on 24 July 2026 at 05:44:19 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The cause of the explosion was not given.
The report did not say whether there were casualties or damage.
Source
AFP news report published on .