Hamza Ameer

Following fears of arms getting into the wrong hands and being used against the government, at least 40 UK arms export licenses for Bahrain have been revoked.

24 individual licenses and 20 open licenses for Bahrain had been revoked, following advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills said Alistair Burt, Foreign office minister.

“We are deeply concerned about the situation in Bahrain and the events which have led to the deaths of several protesters,” he added.

The licenses include 2 single export license for 250 tear gar cartridges to the Britian Defense Force and National Security Agency that were for evaluation purposes.

“In addition, there are a number of open individual export licences that have been approved. One of these includes equipment that can be used for riot control.” Burt added.

Bahrain is going through increased anti-government demonstrations, demanding the government to resign, an uprising that started from Tunisia and has entered into Bahrain and Libiya after toppling down Egypt’s leadership.