Bahraini police clash with protesters demanding release of opposition leader
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A Bahraini child takes part in a protest against the arrest of Sheikh #Ali_Salman (on the posters), head of the opposition #Al-Wefaq movement on January 9, 2015 in the village of Karzakan, South of Manama. Photo: AFP / Mohammed al-Shaikh
Dozens of Bahraini protesters clashed with security forces who fired birdshot and tear gas to disperse them during an anti-government rally on Friday over the detention of a main opposition leader, a Reuters witness said. The discontent has worsened since the arrest on December 28 of Sheikh Ali Salman, a cleric who heads the al-Wefaq opposition party. Salman was arrested after he led a peaceful rally near the capital Manama to protest November’s general elections – which the opposition boycotted – and call for the dismissal of (...)
