Manama, Bahrain
Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse another day of demonstrations in Bahrain on Friday, rounding up scores of protesters and injuring at least one, witnesses said.
The protests, the fourth this week, came after dawn raids by security forces on the homes of the country’s most outspoken Shiite opposition group, the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy. At least seven of its members were arrested, the group said.
Manama, Bahrain
Riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse another day of demonstrations in Bahrain on Friday, rounding up scores of protesters and injuring at least one, witnesses said.
The protests, the fourth this week, came after dawn raids by security forces on the homes of the country’s most outspoken Shiite opposition group, the Haq Movement for Liberty and Democracy. At least seven of its members were arrested, the group said.
Shiites account for about 70 percent of Bahrain’s 450,000 citizens, but the ruling family is Sunni. Economic disparities between the ruling elite and the poorer majority have contributed to feelings of marginalization among Shiites.