Bahrain frees Irish doctors

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

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.

Front Line executive director Mary Lawlor said their arrest was a “travesty of justice”.