SITRA, Bahrain, May 2 (UPI) -- The vehicles of Asian expatriate worker were targeted in an arson attack south of the capitol of Manama.
Reports said masked men burned the seven vehicles which were parked in a compound housing more than 200 Asian expatriate workers employed by a construction company. Bahrain's government has vowed to track down the arsonists.
No one was injured in the incident.
Al Bawaba news agency reported on May 1 that Bahraini police closed off Sitra, south of the capital Manama, where the incident occurred.
Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said, "Police patrols are well armed and well equipped to meet all dangers and challenges menacing their lives and those of citizens."
Bahrain's population of approximately 700,000 includes about 235,000 foreigners. Native Bahraini Arabs account for 63 percent of the population.
In January 2006 the United Nations Economic and social Commission for Western Asia reported that Bahrain is the fastest growing economy in the Arab world.
Bahrain is also home to the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
