Five arrested for assault, as shown in viral video

TDT | Manama

Five individuals have been arrested for their involvement in an incident in which two security guards were physically assaulted by a group of people. This was announced by Capital Governorate Prosecution head Adnan Fakhro, according to our sister paper Al Ayam.

It follows the emergence of a video widely circulated on social media showing a group of people, reported to be Asian nationals, assaulting a pair of security guards. After an intensive investigation launched by the Public Prosecution, the five suspects were identified and were arrested.

They were interrogated and confronted with the video of the incident, as well as with the results of the investigations. They were ordered to remain in detention after being charged with assault. Others involved in the incident are also being investigated.