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Bahrain arrests 29 over protest
DUBAI Police in Bahrain said on Saturday they arrested 29 people suspected of involvement in acts of violence during a protest in the capital of the Gulf state.During Fridays demonstration in a Manama shopping centre, rioters threw Molotov cocktails, iron bars and stones at police and shoppers, the capitals police chief said in a statement. Witnesses said dozens of people joined the protest, which was called by the February 14 Youth radical opposition coalition. Anti-riot police responded with teargas and stun grenades, and fired birdshot to disperse the crowd, the witnesses said. Posted by: Steve White 2012-09-24 |
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