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epa04521303 Policemen stand at the scene of bombing in Karzakan village, north of Bahrain, 09 December 2014. Bahraini Interior Ministry said a bomb blast killed a Bahraini civilian on 09 December. The blast followed an explosion on 08 December night in a Shiite town which killed a Jordanian police officer serving with local authorities. A relatively unknown group, al-Ashter Brigades, claimed the attack on the police. The group is believed to be made up of Shiite radicals who are opposed to the Sunni monarchy. EPA/STR