Bahraini authorities have released three people out of a group of six arrested in August on suspicion of belonging to an Al-Qaeda-inspired cell, a legal source said on Monday. Lawyer Farid Ghazi, who represents two of the detainees, told AFP he expected "the remaining suspects to be released because there is no strong evidence against them." Local media reported on August 9 that police had arrested three people accused of belonging to a cell plotting attacks on US targets in Bahrain. The small Gulf archipelago is home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet and has been designated by Washington as a major non-NATO ally. The Bahraini government recently introduced tough new anti-terror laws despite strong opposition from local rights groups.