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Bahraini Forces Crack Down on Protester’s Funeral

HeadlineOct 03, 2012

In Bahrain, clashes erupted on Tuesday at the funeral of a protester jailed during last year’s pro-democracy uprising. The victim suffered sickle cell disease, and fellow demonstrators say he died after being denied medical care. The unrest broke out after police stopped a crowd of thousands of mourners from marching to the Pearl Roundabout, the center of the uprising.

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