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12 Martyred, 1,000 Injured in Bahrain

Victims were Shot with Buckshot

16 Mar 2011 07:35

Islam Times - At least 12 Bahrainis have been killed and more than 1,000 others have been injured by government security forces and Saudi troops, while thousands of Bahrainis have marched to the Saudi Embassy

Islam Times reports from AFP: At least five villages came under attack by soldiers and helicopters using live ammunition against the protesters.

A medical source told AFP on Tuesday that the victims were shot with buckshot.

On the streets of the capital Manama, people have put up makeshift barricades to block the path of foreign forces. The Bahraini people say they do not want any foreign intervention in their country's affairs.

Also on Tuesday, thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched to the Saudi Embassy to protest against the military intervention, a day after military convoys crossed the border from Saudi Arabia into Bahrain to help the government suppress the protesters.

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