27 October 2010 - 20:30

State prosecutors in Bahrain are opening their case against 23 Shiite Muslim activists falsely accused of plotting to overthrow rulers in the tiny Gulf nation.

(AhlulBayt News Agency) - State prosecutors in Bahrain are opening their case against 23 Shiite Muslim activists falsely accused of plotting to overthrow rulers in the tiny Gulf nation.

The trial beginning Thursday in Bahrain's capital Manama is a potential flashpoint after more than two months of harsh crackdowns against majority Shiites in this strategic nation that hosts the U.S. 5th Fleet.

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