Bahrain condemned on Thursday the storming of its embassy in Iraq.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry “deplored the unacceptable attempt” against the embassy premises, which was carried out by protesters, who “sabotaged the embassy building.”
Accordingly, the ministry summoned Bahrain’s Ambassador Salah Ali Al-Maliki to Iraq for consultation.
Meanwhile, it holds the Iraqi government “fully responsible for the protection of the Bahraini embassy and consulate in Iraq and all personnel operating there in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations 1961.”
Iraqi authorities announced the arrest of 45 people who took part in the attack.
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi on Friday expressed his government’s “regret” over the incident in which a number of protesters “breached” the embassy building and carried out “illegal acts of sabotage”.
All security agencies have taken the immediate and firm measures to restore order, he added in a statement.
The perpetrators will be held accountable before the judiciary, he said.
“The government absolutely rejects all acts that threaten diplomatic missions, their security and safety and the safety of their employees,” it stressed.
