16 March 2011 - 20:30

Hundreds of Iranian people have held a rally outside the Bahraini embassy in the capital Tehran to condemn Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates's invasion of Bahrain.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The Iranian protesters carried placards with anti-invasion expressions and raised slogans in condemnation of the Saudi-led military incursion into Bahrain, and the violent crackdown on anti-government protesters in the Persian Gulf monarchy.

The Iranian protesters, mainly students, also expressed their support for the popular revolution in crisis-hit Bahrain.

Since mid-February, thousands of anti-government protesters in Bahrain have poured into the streets, calling for an end to al-Khalifa dynasty, which has ruled the country for almost two centuries.

On March 14, Bahrain's fellow members of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Qatar -- dispatched their armed forces to the Persian Gulf island at Manama's request to quell the countrywide protests.

More than 12 people have been killed and about 1,000 injured during the anti-government protests in troubled Bahrain, inspired by the recent revolutions and uprisings across the Arab world.

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