By TARIQ KHONJI
Published: 23 September 2006
MANAMA: Four Bahrainis, including a 30-year-old allegedly hit by a rubber bullet, were injured during rioting in Bilad Al Qadeem and Khamis last night.
Several youngsters burned tyres and garbage bins, and blocked traffic after police stopped Al Haq movement from holding a seminar on Bahrain’s reforms.
More than 100 clashed with police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up the demonstration.
Riot police sealed off the area and reinforcements were called in.
The rioting, witnesses said, hit several businesses.
The injured man was admitted to Salmaniya Medical Complex.
By TARIQ KHONJI
Published: 23 September 2006
MANAMA: Four Bahrainis, including a 30-year-old allegedly hit by a rubber bullet, were injured during rioting in Bilad Al Qadeem and Khamis last night.
Several youngsters burned tyres and garbage bins, and blocked traffic after police stopped Al Haq movement from holding a seminar on Bahrain’s reforms.
More than 100 clashed with police, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up the demonstration.
Riot police sealed off the area and reinforcements were called in.
The rioting, witnesses said, hit several businesses.
The injured man was admitted to Salmaniya Medical Complex.
MP Abdullah Al A’Ali, who was at the scene and intervened to end the clashes, described the police action as “intensive and excessive” adding that rubber bullets and tear gas were used against the protesters, “but no serious injuries were recorded”.
Interior Ministry spokesman Major Mohammed Bin Daina said police dispersed the crowd because they had not received permission to hold a demonstration. The organisation’s secretary general Hassan Mushaima and director of media Abduljalil Sengace were keynote speakers.
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