Bahrain Minister Describes Hizbullah as 'Militia,' Accuses it of 'Terrorism'
Bahrain's Information Minister Samira Rajab accused Hizbullah on Saturday of “extremism” and "terrorism," describing it as a “terrorist militia.”
“Hizbullah is clearly present in Manama,” the minister said in comments published in the Saudi al-Watan newspaper.
Rajab revealed that an opposition figure headed to Lebanon recently and held talks with Hizbullah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.
She noted that this “proves” that Hizbullah is meddling in Bahrain's affairs.
Hizbullah has been a strong advocate of the popular protests in Bahrain that began in 2011.
Ties between Lebanon and Bahrain reached an all-time low in 2011 when Nasrallah slammed the crackdown on the protestors.
His remarks prompted the Bahraini authorities to suspend the flights of Gulf Air and Bahraini Air between Manama and Beirut for several months.
Rajab told the daily that the protests in Bahrian are linked to an “Iranian agenda.”
“The monarchy in Bahrain is a red line,” the minister pointed out.
She considered that “the violence and chaos in the country are due to links between local groups and the Iranian regime.”
“The people of Bahrain reject any direct interference in the Syrian situation,” Rajab said over the crisis in Syria.
Iran, Syria, and their ally Hizbullah are considered as the “axis of resistance” in the region.
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