Bahrain police clash with protesters

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Thu Aug 25, 2011

Saudi-backed Bahraini police have clashed with peaceful protesters who are demanding an end to the decades-long rule of the Al Khalifa regime in the country.The clashes took place on Wednesday night in the village of Nuwaidrat where young men and women staged a protest rally to demand the downfall of the Al Khalifah regime, witnesses said.

Saudi-backed police forces resorted to firing tear gas to disperse demonstrators after more people joined the protesters chanting anti-regime slogans.

Male protesters were wearing masks to avoid being identified by the police.

Nuwaidrat was not the only village in Bahrain to see overnight anti-regime protests.

Demonstrators in the village of Sanabis also took to the streets on Wednesday, chanting slogans against the rule of King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

A separate demonstration also took place in the village of Dair.  Read more …

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Nuwaidrat is a village located in Bahrain, close to Sitra; it was formerly part of the Sitra Municipality. On February 14, 2011, police used tear gas against protesters in the village; they were participating in country-wide protests. ^[1] The village is mostly Shia Muslim; the marchers were demanding the release of those detained during earlier protest

~ par Alain Bertho sur 25 août 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, الشغب