Bahrain Mirror: The Shura Council assigned by the King passed a law toughening the punishments against individuals caught manufacturing Molotov.

The Cabinet presided over by Ali Al-Saleh approved amending Penal Code no. 15/1976. The penalty in article 277 was toughened from imprisonment and a fine or either one of them to reach a prison sentence not exceeding 10 years and a fine of less than 500 BD and not exceeding 1000 BD for any individual who makes inflammable Molotov cocktails for the purpose of using or distributing for use, endangering people's lives or public properties.

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