Iran dismisses Bahrain s terror allegations as baseless

Tehran March 5 (IANS) Iran s Foreign Ministry on Sunday dismissed the recent terror allegations by Bahrain as "baseless".

"Such repetitive and baseless allegations will not resolve the Bahraini government s problems " Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qasemi said in a statement XInhua reported.

A day earlier the Bahraini government said its security forces arrested 116 Iranian-linked suspected terrorists in an operation to "combat terrorism and external interference in the country s internal affairs."

The suspects were arrested for a wide range of crimes including planning and executing terror attacks as well as manufacturing storing and transporting explosive devices the government said in a statement.

"Pinning the blame on others and repeating outdated scenarios and baseless accusations against others will not help the Bahraini government resolve its problems with citizens " Qasemi said.

"We once again advise Bahraini officials to prepare the ground for engagement and dialogue with their own people instead of beefing up security and police arrangements " he added.

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