>Bahrain arrests at least four opposition leaders: Wefaq

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Bahrain arrested at least four opposition leaders early Thursday morning, including Hassan Mushaima of the hardline Shi’ite Haq movement, which has called for an end to the Bahraini monarchy, members of the largest Shi’ite opposition bloc Wefaq said.

Wefaq parliamentarian Mattar Ibrahim confirmed the arrests to Reuters by telephone, adding that security forces also arrested Ibrahim Sharif, the head of a secular leftist party Waad. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry was not immediately available for comment.