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Bahrain security forces clash with protesters
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An anti-government protester jumps a makeshift barricade Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, to catch up with a protest march in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Men, women and children waved national flags, chanted against the regime and called for prisoners to be freed. Such barricades are used in restive Shiite areas nationwide to slow riot police jeeps who often arrive to disperse the daily demonstrations. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)
An anti-government protester jumps a makeshift barricade Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011, to catch up with a protest march in the western village of Malkiya, Bahrain. Men, women and children waved national flags, chanted against the regime and called for prisoners to be freed. Such barricades are used in restive Shiite areas nationwide to slow riot police jeeps who often arrive to disperse the daily demonstrations. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)

MANAMA, Bahrain: Security forces in Bahrain have used tear gas and armored vehicles to drive back protesters streaming toward a heavily guarded square that was once the center for pro-reform demonstrations in the Gulf nation.

Witnesses say hundreds of people marched on Pearl Square in Bahrain's capital Manama after a massive funeral procession Friday for a 78-year-old man, who opposition groups claim died after being beaten by police. Authorities say the man died of natural causes.

There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Bahrain's majority Shiites began protests for greater rights in February inspired by other Arab uprisings. The country's Sunni monarchy has offered some concessions, but refuses to give up its control over state affairs.

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Mariam Janahi November 04, 2011 03:30 PM

There is something called end of natural life or dying of natural causes. Am I right or not? Why is it that every death in Bahrain is caused by the police or because of clashes or violence? Why is it that every death is suddenly titled a martyr?
The picture used in this article is representative of the chaotic state our roads are in. Rubbish all over the roads. Flies and rodents spreading like mad everywhere because garbage collectors are not able to get into many neighborhoods due to being attacked. The other representation in the photo is the young man jumping in the air! Or the one who has a mask on his face? It's just a show and act by these (possibly school dropouts). Look at me, look at me, I am here, your role model! See how high I can jump over the rubbish. What a show. When will this stop?
The latest show by these hooligans is to spill oil on the main roads and chain side roads. What do you call this?
My advice to these hooligans: Get a life.

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