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Security of F1 to be boosted after blasts in Bahrain

Bahrain has vowed to step up security ahead of next weekend's Grand Prix after a series of explosions, including a gas cylinder blast that set a car ablaze in the Gulf nation's financial district. The attacks caused no injuries and limited damage, but sent a message that anti-government militants could step up violence before Sunday's Formula 1 race, the premier international event in the kingdom. Bahrain has been racked by more than two years of unrest between the Sunni-led government and majority Shiites seeking a greater political voice. The Interior Ministry said the four blasts happened in quick succession on Sunday evening, ending with the gas canister explosion inside a stolen car...
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