Clashes in Bahrain over activist's death
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STORY: Bahraini police fired teargas to disperse anti-government protests near the capital Manama on Wednesday, as demonstrations continued following the death of a young activist.
Dozens of protesters built barricades in the streets of Sehla, south-west of Manama, and threw petrol bombs and rocks at riot police during a third day of demonstrations following the death of 20-year-old activist Sadiq Sabt on Sunday. Sabt had reportedly been in a coma in hospital for a month after being hit by a car. Activists said he was hit deliberately, but no one has been held accountable.
A tiny island state that hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet as a bulwark for U.S.-aligned Gulf monarchies against Iran, Bahrain has suffered bouts of unrest since February 2011 when a Shi'ite-led uprising demanded the al-Khalifa dynasty give up power.
The authorities crushed the revolt, one of a series of "Arab Spring" upheavals, but protests and clashes have persiste
STORY: Bahraini police fired teargas to disperse anti-government protests near the capital Manama on Wednesday, as demonstrations continued following the death of a young activist.
Dozens of protesters built barricades in the streets of Sehla, south-west of Manama, and threw petrol bombs and rocks at riot police during a third day of demonstrations following the death of 20-year-old activist Sadiq Sabt on Sunday. Sabt had reportedly been in a coma in hospital for a month after being hit by a car. Activists said he was hit deliberately, but no one has been held accountable.
A tiny island state that hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet as a bulwark for U.S.-aligned Gulf monarchies against Iran, Bahrain has suffered bouts of unrest since February 2011 when a Shi'ite-led uprising demanded the al-Khalifa dynasty give up power.
The authorities crushed the revolt, one of a series of "Arab Spring" upheavals, but protests and clashes have persiste