Bahrain Interior Ministry issues second alert on Sunday

Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior issued a second alert of a “potential threat” on Sunday, urging citizens and residents to remain calm, proceed to the nearest safe location.

After the first alert was issued earlier, Bahraini media reported that air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed Iranian drones over the kingdom.

No immediate reports of casualties or significant damage emerged.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said later that it had targeted a US air defense radar installation at Bahrain’s Al-Riffa Helicopter Base with six drones.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the IRGC said the attack was part of the second phase of its response to what it described as “blatant aggression” by the US military.

The IRGC claimed the drones successfully struck their targets and that the impact was heard in several parts of Bahrain. It did not provide details about the extent of the damage or report any casualties.

The claim has not been independently verified.