This video says about itself:
Police in Bahrain shot dead one person and wounded several others during protests in the capital Manama on Tuesday. Officials at Bahrain’s Salmaniya Medical Complex said a 31-year-old man, Fadhel Salman Matrook, became the second fatality when he died of injuries from gunfire during the melee in the hospital’s parking lot. Thousands of protesters occupying a central square in Bahrain’s capital are calling for a third day of rallies to demand sweeping political reforms from the Gulf nation’s rulers.
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Reading last night’s reports from Bahrain, what was striking was how incredibly polite and civil the whole protest scene was … reports said that while the initial demands were simply reforms, the mood was shifting to ousting the king after the deaths on the 14th.
This news is so sad … from one of the twitter feeds I follow:
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Re #1: yes, you are right on Bahrain. See also here.
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