Dubai: Bahrain has deported several Lebanese residents over their links or support to the Lebanese militia Hezbollah, the Ministry of Interior said on its Twitter account on Monday.
“A number of Lebanese residents have been deported after it was confirmed that they belonged to and supported terrorist Hezbollah,” the ministry said in a statement posted on its Twitter account.
The ministry did not provide any further details, including on the number of people involved. Lebanese press reported last week that up to 10 families had been ordered to leave Bahrain within 24 hours.
The move comes a day after Bahrain’s neighbour Saudi Arabia warned that it will punish citizens and residents who “support or demonstrate belonging” to Hezbollah.
Bahrain and fellow Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab League fellow members have classified the armed militia as a terrorist group. The GCC is made up of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
Bahrain has warned against Hezbollah’s terror activities in the kingdom for a long time.
In January, Bahrain said it had dismantled a terror cell allegedly linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah.
In March 2013, the Bahraini parliament named Hezbollah as a terrorist group in a unanimous decision after 30 of the 40 lawmakers filed a motion against the militia.
