Bahraini woman killed by gov’t tear gas


03 Jan 2012
A Bahraini woman, Fakhria Jassim AlSakran, 55-year-old, has been killed in the capital Manama on Tuesday after inhaling a lethal does of tear gas. According to testimony taken by BCHR from her son, Fakhria was taken to hospital on 2 Jan 2012 and doctors tried to save her life and said she has shortness of breath before she was announced dead. She had good health and wasn’t suffering from illnesses until she inhaled tear-gas on the new year’s eve, her health had deteriorated and was taken to the ICU.

03 Jan 2012
A Bahraini woman, Fakhria Jassim AlSakran, 55-year-old, has been killed in the capital Manama on Tuesday after inhaling a lethal does of tear gas. According to testimony taken by BCHR from her son, Fakhria was taken to hospital on 2 Jan 2012 and doctors tried to save her life and said she has shortness of breath before she was announced dead. She had good health and wasn’t suffering from illnesses until she inhaled tear-gas on the new year’s eve, her health had deteriorated and was taken to the ICU. Fakhryia lives in JidAli, an area that is regularly being attacked with excessive amount of tear gases.
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