Ahlul Bayt News Agency - Activists on Social Media said that a black 4×4 vehicle opened fire at Al-Marzouq Hussainia hall in Wadyan village in the island of Sitra in the early Monday (January 11, 2016) at around 3 a.m.
The photos circulated on social media outlets show the damage caused to the windows of the Hussainia which the bullets penetrated.
The reasons behind the attack are not clear yet. Social media activists; however, said that the driver was one of the members of the ruling Al Khalifa family called Khalid Al Khalifa who is in his fifties and has previously attacked the Al-Hamla Obsequies building.
No official statement was issued by the Jaffaria Endowments (Waqf) Directorate, which said that it is investigating the incident and its circumstances, while the Ministry of Interior has yet remained silent about the assault.
Several Shia religious gatherings and centers have come under attack in Bahrain and neighboring Saudi Arabia in recent months.
The developments also come as there has been a wave of extensive arrests in Bahrain in the wake of protests in condemnation of the execution of 47 people in Saudi Arabia including prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. Bahrain, like several other Muslim countries, saw demonstrations in solidarity with the families of the executed people.
Since March 2011, Bahrainis began to take to the streets to demand a change in the political system. The regime in Manama responded with a heavy-handed crackdown by killing dozens and arresting hundreds of people, including notable opposition leaders.
