AhlulBayt News Agency

source : Press TV
Wednesday

31 August 2011

7:30:00 PM
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Bahrain forces attack protesters

Saudi-backed Bahraini security forces have attacked protesters that held rallies to protest the killing of a teenage boy at the hands of the regime's repressive police officers.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - The security forces fired tear gas and gun shots at the protesters in several towns and villages on Wednesday.

There have been no immediate reports of casualties.

On Wednesday, 14-year-old Ali Jawad was killed after he was directly targeted by a tear gas canister during a protest march held following the Eid al-Fitr prayer ceremonies in the Bahraini city of Sitra.

Bahraini anti-regime protesters have rejected a decision by the country's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa to pardon demonstrators that were arrested during the country's popular uprising that began in February.

King Hamad said in a speech on Sunday that he would “dismiss charges against some of the detained protesters and allow compensation to prisoners abused by security forces.”

Human rights activists in Bahrain say the king has failed to propose a solution to the country's crisis as the situation continues to worsen.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights warned on Tuesday that the situation in Bahrain remains “tense and unpredictable” as the Manama regime continues its brutal crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.

Scores of people have been killed in the regime's crackdown on peaceful anti-government demonstrations in Bahrain since mid-February.

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