Sirens sounded in Bahrain on Friday, the interior ministry said, with an AFP correspondent hearing an explosion two weeks into renewed US-Iran hostilities that have seen near daily Iranian attacks on the island kingdom.

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“The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the ministry said on X.

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