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Six out of seven men suspected of plotting an Al Qaeda terrorist attack in Bahrain were re-arrested yesterday.
New evidence reportedly revealed that they were on the verge of launching an attack when they were first arrested on June 22.
An investigation of belongings seized from their homes indicated that they had planned and were ready to execute an attack, said a statement from the Interior Ministry.
Chemicals taken from their homes and files seized from their computers indicated that they had completed the planning stages of their operation and were awaiting a convenient time to strike, said the statement.
The targets of their plot included government, business and tourist establishments, with the aim of causing terror and hurting Bahrain's economy and foreign investment in the country, said the ministry.
It is believed the seventh man, Ali Mahmood Mohieddin Khan, who holds a British passport, left the country less than a week ago allegedly for medical treatment, according to sources.
Files taken from their homes included information about building weapons, bombs, poisons and the chemicals needed for that, said the ministry statement.
It said they also had information revealing how to gain possession of the chemicals needed locally and instructions on how to use them.
The evidence was presented before the Public Prosecutor's Office, which issued an order for their re-arrest because the evidence against them was sufficient, said the ministry.
The men are believed to have been called by police stations near their homes and placed under arrest, according to sources.
Mr Khan, his brother Mohieddin, Bassam Yousif Abdul Karim Al Ali, Abdulrazzaq Bokhowa, Yasser Abdulla Mohammed Kamal, Omar Abdulla Mohammed Kamal were originally arrested on June 22 from their homes.
Shaikh Mohammed Saleh was originally put under house arrest.
All were later temporarily freed pending an investigation of belongings seized from their homes.
Shaikh Mohammed had previously been detained in Saudi Arabia for nine months without charge and later released.
He is now in police custody with five others, said sources.