Authorities said men killed were among group that attacked security forces during raid in village of Shi’ite Muslim spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim
The families of five Bahrainis killed during a security raid last week accused authorities of depriving them from bidding farewell to their loved ones after authorities buried the bodies without their permission.
An interior ministry official said the five were buried on Friday after having contacted the families to attend funeral services, only to change their minds later, the Arabic-language al-Wasat newspaper reported on Sunday.
The dispute over the burial was likely to increase tensions in the Sunni-ruled Gulf Arab island where a government crackdown on opponents has already angered majority Shi’ite Muslims who have been demanding a bigger share in running the Western-allied country.
Authorities said the five killed were among a group that attacked security forces during a raid in Diraz, the village of Shi’ite Muslim spiritual leader Ayatollah Isa Qassim, and that nearly 300 people were also arrested.
