Affrontements à سترة Sitra – 24 mars 2012
Bahrain police battle to control streets in flashpoint town
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Sun, Mar 25, 2012 at 08:32 | Source : Reuters
By Andrew Hammond
SITRA, Bahrain (Reuters) – Bahraini police clashed with anti-government protesters on Saturday at a Shi’ite town where residents tried to demonstrate against the Gulf Arab state’s holding of a Formula One race next month.
Hundreds of riot police backed by dark blue armoured vehicles and jeeps patrolled the streets of Sitra, a poor district southeast of Manama where youths threw petrol bombs and stones at security forces who responded with tear gas canisters, Reuters witnesses said.
Sitra has long been a flashpoint area where Shi’ite Muslim youths vent anger against a government they feel marginalises them politically and economically. Read more …
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