Witnesses: Police disperse Bahrain protest
By REEM KHALIFA – 5 hours ago
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Witnesses say Bahraini security troops have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters demanding Arab governments take action to end the closure of the Gaza Strip.
The witnesses say a number of people, including women and children, were wounded by rubber bullets and others overcome by gas. The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity fearing reprisals by authorities and could not give exact numbers.
Witnesses: Police disperse Bahrain protest
By REEM KHALIFA – 5 hours ago
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Witnesses say Bahraini security troops have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse thousands of protesters demanding Arab governments take action to end the closure of the Gaza Strip.
The witnesses say a number of people, including women and children, were wounded by rubber bullets and others overcome by gas. The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity fearing reprisals by authorities and could not give exact numbers.
Ibraheem Sharif, an opposition leader, says more than 10,000 people were attending the rally Friday.
Interior Ministry spokesman Maj. Mohamad Bin Dina denies rubber bullets were used, saying tear gas was fired when some demonstrators began destroying public property and throwing stones at police.
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Bahraini demonstrators assist a veiled woman who collapsed while riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, to disperse many thousands of protesters in Manama, Bahrain. The massive rally, peaceful until degenerating into chaos near the end, stemmed from a call by Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who urged people across the Arab and Muslim world to demonstrate Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Bahraini demonstrators flee tear gas and rubber bullets fired Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, to disperse many thousands of protesters in Manama, Bahrain. The massive rally, peaceful until degenerating into chaos near the end, stemmed from a call by Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah for Arabs and Muslims to demonstrate Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Bahraini demonstrators flee tear gas and rubber bullets fired Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, to disperse many thousands of protesters in Manama, Bahrain. The massive rally, peaceful until degenerating into chaos near the end, stemmed from a call by Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah for Arabs and Muslims to demonstrate Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
Bahraini demonstrators assist a veiled woman who collapsed while riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, to disperse many thousands of protesters in Manama, Bahrain. The massive rally, peaceful until degenerating into chaos near the end, stemmed from a call by Lebanese Hezbollah leader Sheik Hassan Nasrallah, who urged people across the Arab and Muslim world to demonstrate Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.
(AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
