30 March 2011 - 19:30

Amid the growing crackdown in Bahrain, forces backed by Saudi Arabian troops have destroyed the mausoleum of prominent Shia leader Abdul Hamid al-Jamri.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The forces took away the dome of the mausoleum on Thursday.

Bahraini forces had earlier pulled down the monument on the Pearl Square in the capital city of Manama.

The Pearl Square was the focal point of anti-government protests over the past weeks since it served as a symbol of resistance against the Bahraini regime.

Meanwhile, anti-government protests continue demonstrations in the sheikhdom despite the heavy crackdown on peaceful demonstrators.

Witnesses said Bahraini troops attacked protesters in Diraz, Sanabis, Nuwaidrat and Belad al-Qadeem on Wednesday.

According to reports, at least 25 people have been martyred and more than 1,000 others injured during the government-sanctioned violence.

The Human Rights Watch on Tuesday called on the Bahraini government to urgently probe the deaths of people during the crackdown.

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