Bahraini FM’s Email Hacked: Threats Posted to Al-Khalifa
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Hackers in Bahrain seized control Saturday of the Twitter account of the al-Khalifa’s foreign minister, posting a series of threats to the royal family and promising to “make castles of your skulls.”
No group immediately claimed responsibility for taking over the account of Foreign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa, though several videos posted bore the logo of the Mokhtar Brigade.
The hack comes amid a continuous brutal crackdown in the tiny island. Activists have been arrested or forced into exile while authorities have broken up major opposition political parties.
Independent news gathering on the island also remains difficult, as two Associated Press journalists and others have been refused government accreditation.
The foreign minister has posted a series of provocative comments in the past supporting the crackdown.
Among the videos and images included those of slain protesters in Bahrain, as well as dead civilians in the Saudi aggression on Yemen.
Bahrain’s government did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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