Bahrain’s interior ministry on Monday announced it had arrested a gang of armed “terrorists” it said were linked to groups in Iran.
“Terrorists (were) arrested for plotting terrorist operations against security and civil peace,” the interior ministry said on Twitter.
“Weapons and explosives from Iran were seized” from the group who “are linked with terrorist groups in Iran”, the brief statement said.
Bahrain accuses Iran of provoking unrest in the Gulf kingdom, an allegation Tehran denies.
The ministry gave no further details, including on how many people were arrested or their nationalities.
Bahrain has been hit by waves of unrest since 2011, when security forces crushed protests demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected prime minister.