AhlulBayt News Agency

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Wednesday

18 January 2012

8:30:00 PM
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Bahraini al-Khalifa forces attack hundreds of protesters in Manama

Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked an opposition organized protest rally in the capital, Manama, arresting several demonstrators.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Saudi-backed Bahraini forces have attacked an opposition organized protest rally in the capital, Manama, arresting several demonstrators.

Witnesses say regime troops fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse anti-government protesters in Manama on Wednesday, adding that the arrests were made near the foreign ministry.

Demonstrators shouted anti-government slogans and demanded the release of those detained since the beginning of the uprising in the country. The rally was held despite the government's warning against attending the march.

The demonstration, which was organized by Bahrain's main opposition bloc al-Wefaq, was held under the slogan of "no to tyranny, yes to democracy."

On Tuesday, the Bahraini government rejected al-Wefaq's march proposal, saying it was against the security plans and the General Gathering law.

Despite the crackdown, Bahrainis have been holding demonstrations demanding an end to the rule of the Al Khalifa dynasty on an almost daily basis.

Dozens of people have been killed by regime forces since the Bahraini revolution began in mid-February 2011, when the people, inspired by the popular uprisings that toppled the dictators of Tunisia and Egypt, started holding massive popular demonstrations.

Security forces have also arrested hundreds, including doctors and nurses accused of treating injured revolutionaries.

The Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry issued a report on November 23, 2011, saying that the Manama regime had used “excessive force, including the extraction of forced confessions against detainees.”

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