Friday, March 15, 2013

Clashes and teargas in Bahrain

On second anniversary anti government riot, thousands of protesters have clashed with tear gas firing police near Bahrain’s capital Manama. This  anti-government riots mark the second anniversary of the Saudi-led intervention that quelled the 2011 Shia uprising in Bahrain.Protests have brought traffic in the capital to a standstill. Thousands have taken to the streets in several villages surrounding the city.
Protesters have set up road barricades, burned tires and thrown Molotov cocktails and stones at the riot police. The police tried to disperse the rioters by firing tear gas and throwing percussion grenades into the crowds.
“No, no Saudi Occupier,” “Down with [King] Hamad,” the protesters chanted according to Press TV.
The slogans denounced the crackdown of the 2011 Bahraini uprising, which was quelled two years ago after Saudi forces and other Gulf troops were deployed in the country.

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