Two policemen killed in Bahrain 'terrorist attack'

Shia- dominated Sitra island is the scene of frequent clashes between security forces and demonstrators [Reuters]

Two policemen have been killed in Bahrain after they were targeted in a "terrorist attack", the interior ministry said.

In a statement posted on Twitter on Tuesday morning, the ministry said eight other policemen were injured, three of them seriously, in the attack in Sitra, a village on an island south of the capital, Manama.

The authorities did not specify the nature of the attack nor did they assign responsibility to any group.