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A Bahraini airport customs employee found $11 million with a non-resident U.S. passenger who arrived in Bahrain, coming from Italy.
When asked about the reason for possessing such a huge sum of money, the U.S. citizen said that it was for the salaries of the U.S. employees working in Bahrain.
A Bahraini source told Al Arabiya that the sum is linked to a local currency-exchange firm owned by a Jewish-Bahraini family. The source said that the sum is allocated to support a political opposition society.
Bahraini Defense Forces Chief, Field Marshal Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, has previously referred to the involvement of U.S. agencies which he did not identify in providing funds for some Bahraini non-governmental organizations that have anti-government activities.
The airport incident is the third to be discovered by the Bahraini authorities this month, but no more details were available.
U.S. passenger arrested in Bahrain with $11m, believed to be for funding opposition