Bahrain urges citizens against travel to Iran

AFP  |  Dubai 

The state of today called on its citizens not to travel to "under any circumstances" because of street protests there.

In a statement on Twitter, the foreign ministry also urged any Bahrainis in the Islamic republic to leave immediately.


It cautioned that was seeing "large-scale disturbances and an unstable security situation" as well as "grave acts of violence".

Shiite Muslims, the majority in the small kingdom of Bahrain, generally travel to for religious reasons.

Relations between the Sunni-ruled monarchy and Shiite are strained over allegations by that interferes in its internal affairs.

is the first Arab state to issue a travel warning for where 10 people were killed overnight in the worst street violence so far since protests broke out on Thursday.

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First Published: Tue, January 02 2018. 00:20 IST