Two dead in Bahrain bomb attacks

A series of bombs in Bahrain’s capital has killed two people, a sign the opposition may be increasingly turning to violence in the uprising against its rulers.

The apparently coordinated string of five explosions in Manama – described by officials as “terrorism” – comes less than a week after Bahrain banned all protest gatherings in attempts to quell the deepening unrest in the strategic kingdom, which is home the US Navy’s 5th Fleet.