The Obama administration has delayed plans to sell $53 million worth of military equipment to Bahrain following public outcry over the crackdown on Shiite protesters. The proposed sale includes bunker buster missiles, armored vehicles and wire-guided missiles. The White House now says it will await the results of a Bahraini probe into its own abuses before proceeding with the sale. In a statement, Amnesty International welcomed the move, saying: “As long as the Bahraini government and its security forces are using violence, unjust military trials, and alleged torture against peaceful protesters, the U.S. government should not be sending more weapons there.”