Bahrain frees Irish doctors

THREE Irish-trained doctors in Bahrain were among 12 medics released from jail last night.

Bahrain frees Irish doctors

The group, which had been on hunger strike for two weeks, were arrested during pro-democracy demonstrations in the Gulf state earlier this year.

Dr Ali Al Ekri, Dr Ghassan Daif and Dr Basim Daif studied at the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin.

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