(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Attack on the rallies near downtown Manama on Thursday turned into confrontation between the security forces and the demonstrators.
The violence followed demonstrations in Bilad al-Qadim, a town in the suburb of Manama.
Several protests are also underway in several districts near the capital.
Police forces were said to have targeted the rallies with live rounds with eyewitnesses reporting several casualties.
A number of detentions also reportedly took place and helicopters were seen loitering over the area and firing tear gas canisters at protesters.
Protests also erupted in the villages of Musalla, Sanabis and Daih west of the capital, where the rallies faced police violence.
There are reports that Sitra village south of Manama has been sealed off.
Thousands of anti-government protesters have been waging protest rallies in Bahrain since mid-February, demanding an end to Al Khalifa dynasty, which has ruled the country for over 40 years.
In mid-March, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates deployed their military forces in crisis-hit Bahrain to assist the Manama regime in its brutal crackdown on popular protests.
Scores of protesters have been killed -- many under torture -- and numerous others detained and transferred to unknown locations during the regime's brutal onslaught on protesters.
The crackdown rages on despite the lifting of martial law last month.
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