Security has been stepped up in the Manama suq to ensure the safety of tens of thousands of people taking part in Ashoora processions and other activities over the next eight days. New screening equipment is being deployed, while armed police and sniffer dogs trained to detect explosives will also be on patrol with crowds of around 100,000 people expected to converge in Manama on Sunday (October 18) night, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication.

 

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