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F1 security boosted after blasts in Bahrain

Manama, Bahrain:  Bahrain says it will expand security before hosting next week's Formula One race after a series of explosions, including a gas cylinder blast that set a car ablaze in the Gulf nation's financial district.The attacks caused no injuries and limited damage, but sent a message that anti-government militants could step up violence before Sunday's F1, the premier international event in the kingdom.Bahrain has been wracked by more than two years of unrest between the Sunni-led government and majority Shiites seeking a greater political voice.Bahrain's Interior Ministry says the four blasts happened in quick succession late Sunday, ending with the gas canister explosion...
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