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Bahrain's Foreign Minister's Twitter Account Hacked

by VOA News

   The Twitter account of Bahrain's foreign minister has been hacked.

   The hackers posted a series of threats and insulting videos against
   Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa Saturday.

   The foreign ministry said in a message on its Twitter account that "The
   Account of H.E. Minister of Foreign Affairs has been hacked. Kindly be
   aware."

   No group has claimed responsibility for taking over the account,
   although they are apparently allied with Shiite militants.

   Tension has been simmering in the kingdom since the Arab Spring
   uprisings of 2011 when the government began cracking down on protesters
   demanding free elections. Authorities have also dissolved the kingdom's
   last major opposition political movement.

   Bahrain is host to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet and an under-construction
   British naval base.