Bahrain deported nearly a dozen Lebanese families for alleged links to Hizballah, according to media reports, giving them just 24-hours to pack their bags.
“Several Lebanese residents were expelled after proven to have links to, or supporting the terrorist Hizballah [group],” Bahrain’s interior ministry said in a tweet on Monday.
The ministry did not provide any further details, or say how many people had been deported.

Lebanese press reported last week that up to ten families had been ordered to leave Bahrain within 24 hours.
The Lebanese embassy in Bahrain has reportedly advised the Lebanese to cooperate with the authorities.
Meanwhile, three Lebanese citizens are also due to stand trial in the Abu Dhabi on Monday for allegedly forming a Hizballah cell in the UAE.
There were also similar uncofirmed reports indicating Saudi Arabia had expelled a number of Lebanese families.
The move comes a day after Bahrain’s neighbour Saudi Arabia warned that it will punish citizens and residents who “support or demonstrate belonging” to Hizballah.
The Arab League on Friday declared Iran ally Hizballah a “terrorist” group, after Gulf monarchies did the same earlier this month over the movement’s support for the regime in Syria’s war.    .   
In January, Bahrain said it had dismantled a “terror” cell allegedly linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and Hizballah.  Bahrain has repeatedly accused Iran of meddling in its affairs.
   

Source:   News Agencies, 14 March 2016