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Bahrain F1 circuit reinstates sacked staff
Jan 11, 2012, 14:17 GMT
Berlin - The Bahrain Formula One circuit has reinstated employees dismissed following last year's civil unrest, it said Wednesday.
It follows a royal decree by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to implement the recommendations an independent commission of inquiry.
Sheikh Salman bin Isa Al-Khalifa, chief executive of the Bahrain International Circuit, said: 'The reinstatement of our BIC colleagues is part of an important initiative towards national reconciliation and unity for the kingdom as a whole.
'I therefore welcome back our colleagues into the BIC family as we now look to focus on the future and the important job at hand.'
The employees had been dismissed for breach of contract during the protests in Bahrain.
The Bahrain circuit is scheduled to host a Grand Prix again on April 22 after last year's was cancelled.
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