Bahrain opposition bloc al-Wifaq to quit national talks

Bahrain's biggest Shia opposition bloc says it will pull out of talks set up by the Sunni-led government after pro-democracy protests.

A spokesman for the group, al-Wifaq, said the national dialogue was not serious and it would not be attending Sunday's session.
The bloc had complained that the opposition had been granted too few seats in the talks.
The discussions were launched on 2 July.
An al-Wifaq spokesman said the decision to abandon the national dialogue would be put to the Wifaq's leadership for ratification.