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Violent clashes erupt in Bahrain

2012-03-11 19 Dailymotion

Clashes on the streets of Diraz, west of Bahrain's capital Manama.<br/> <br />Security forces fire tear gas into crowds of demonstrators.<br/> <br />Protesters respond by throwing petrol bombs and other missiles.<br/> <br />Activists had been marching in a funeral procession of a 22-year-old Shi'ite man who died after earlier clashes.<br/> <br />The young protester is thought to have died after being hit in the head by a tear gas canister.<br/> <br />A police statement confirmed he was struck in the head by a hard object.<br/> <br />Police began firing tear gas on Saturday after the funeral in an attempt to clear the crowds.<br/> <br />Authorities ended martial law in June of last year, but activists say at least 28 people have died since then, many from the effects of tear gas.<br/> <br />Travis Brecher, Reuters

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