OFWs in Bahrain advised not to go to public places 12/05/2011

OFWs in Bahrain advised not to go to public places

12/05/2011
After a blast that occurred in Manama, Bahrain on Saturday, a Filipino migrants’ rights group urged the Philippine embassy to issue an advisory cautioning the overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and refraining them to go to public places.

Bahrain’s interior ministry posted a brief statement confirming the blast which occurred in a public parking area which the explosive device was placed in a minibus parked near the British Embassy. Reports said the authorities are still investigating the incident.

Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator John Leonard Monterona said his group is urging the Philippine embassy in Manama, Bahrain to issue an appropriate advisory asking the OFWs to avoid going to public places..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/nation/20111205nat3.html