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Bahraini Forces Attack Protestors
Navideshahed: Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked anti-regime protesters in the capital, Manama, as they tried to march toward the site of the Pearl Square.
Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday and tried to march toward the site of the demolished Pearl Square after attending a memorial service held in the capital suburb of Jadhafs for a young anti-regime activist, who has recently died in custody.
Demonstrators shouted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to the rule of Al Khalifa dynasty.
Witnesses said regime forces, who were heavily deployed in the area, used tear gas, water cannon, sound bombs and buckshot to disperse the demonstrators. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
Jailed Bahraini activist Mohammed Mushaima, 24, died in custody while serving a seven-year sentence for participating in anti-regime demonstrations.
Bahrain, which is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has been the scene of anti-regime protests since February 2011 and scores of people have been martyred and hundreds more injured in the regime crackdown. Many others, including opposition leaders and human rights activists, were also given long jail terms as part of the crackdown.
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Source: IRIB World Service
Hundreds of Bahrainis took to the streets on Friday and tried to march toward the site of the demolished Pearl Square after attending a memorial service held in the capital suburb of Jadhafs for a young anti-regime activist, who has recently died in custody. Demonstrators shouted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to the rule of Al Khalifa dynasty. Witnesses said regime forces, who were heavily deployed in the area, used tear gas, water cannon, sound bombs and buckshot to disperse the demonstrators. There were no immediate reports of casualties. Jailed Bahraini activist Mohammed Mushaima, 24, died in custody while serving a seven-year sentence for participating in anti-regime demonstrations. Bahrain, which is home to the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has been the scene of anti-regime protests since February 2011 and scores of people have been martyred and hundreds more injured in the regime crackdown. Many others, including opposition leaders and human rights activists, were also given long jail terms as part of the crackdown. The End Source: IRIB World Service
