Affrontements à بلاد القديم Bilad al Qaddem (المنامة Manama) – 10 février 2012
Police pelt Bahraini opposition figure’s home with tear gas
bikyamasr.com
11 February 2012
Manama (dpa) – The home of the secretary-general of the leading opposition group Al-Wefaq was pelted by police with tear gas bombs Friday night as tensions grow before the first anniversary of reform protests in the small Gulf island.
Sheikh Ali Salman, the group’s leader, was forced to take shelter inside a bedroom along with his wife and young daughter, but they escaped harm.
“This is the state of most homes now days in Bahrain,” Salman told dpa as he covered his face to avoid the stinging effect of the tear gas.
The tear gas rounds, which shattered windows, were fired as police clashed with a group of protesters in Bilad al-Qadem village, a suburb of Manama. In August, Salman’s home was targeted twice with tear-gas and rubber bullets that shattered windows in the house and his car and damaged security-surveillance cameras for the building.
Clashes between pro-reform protesters and police were reported across the country, including the capital Manama, as tension rose ahead of the first anniversary of pro-reform protests next Tuesday. Read more…
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