Agencies/Dubai
Anti-government protesters throw stones and run for cover as riot police charge towards them during clashes in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, yesterday

Bahrain said it had arrested four suspects yesterday in the bombings that killed two people in the capital Manama and accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of being behind the attacks.
Public Security Chief Major General Tariq al-Hassan said in a statement published by the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) the suspects were detained after prosecutors issued arrest warrants and police were hunting for other killers.  
The five home-made bombs on Monday bore the hallmarks of Hezbollah, the Shia group allied with Iran, authorities said.
“Their terrorist practices prove that they have been trained outside the kingdom,” BNA said. “The hallmarks of Hezbollah are crystal clear.”
King Hamad earlier ordered “the swift arrest of the terrorists who carried out the recent terrorist acts in Bahrain”.
The king appealed to the public for help to “bring them to justice so they receive their punishment over this appalling act”.
Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifah bin Salman al-Khalifah said: “The terrorists and vandals plotting against Bahrain will receive their punishment and the inciters will be held responsible for what happened.
“The government will not allow a stray group to destroy the nation, threaten and terrorise safe citizens,” he added.
The Bahrain government has been struggling since early last year to suppress pro-democracy unrest led mainly by Shias.
BNA quoted Information Minister Samira Ibrahim bin Rajab as saying the bombings were staged by terrorist groups trained outside Bahrain and based in countries including Lebanon.
She said the groups were operating under principles set by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and that 19 pro-Iran satellite media channels were inciting their supporters in Bahrain to subvert the government.
The blasts in Manama on Monday killed two street cleaners and wounded another, according to state media.
The government has repeatedly accused Iran of fomenting the turmoil, a charge the Islamic Republic denies. Hezbollah denies involvement in the Bahrain protests, but has criticised the government’s handling of them.
Bahraini police say they have been the target of numerous attacks with homemade bombs since April, including one that killed a policeman last month.
The UN secretary general’s spokesman Martin Nesirky said in an e-mailed statement the UN condemned the bombings in Bahrain and that such violent acts could not be justified by any cause.
“We call on all concerned to exercise maximum restraint and to refrain from any provocations. We urge all Bahrainis to come together in a spirit of national unity and to resolve differences peacefully through dialogue and reconciliation.”