One policeman died and eight others sustained serious and medium injuries when a police bus in Jidhafs, Bahrain, was targeted in a terror act crime on Friday, reported the BNA.

The bus was targeted while driving on Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman highway towards Manama near Jidhafs at 5:26 PM, reported the BNA citing the Ministry of Interior.

The wounded policemen were referred to hospital for treatment, it stated.

The ministry highlighted that a group of terrorists targeted the bus with a remotely detained homemade bomb.

After the case was reported, concerned authorities moved to the crime scene and an investigation was launched in the terror crime to arrest those behind it, in order to bring them to justice, stated the BNA report.

Legal proceedings have commenced and the Public Prosecution was notified, it added.