Friday, March 18, 2011

Bahrainis hold Friday rally amid ban

Several thousand of Bahraini anti-government protesters thronged the streets of the town of Draz after Friday prayers, despite a government ban on demonstrations.



This comes following announced plans the Bahraini protesters to take to the streets after Friday prayers to call for the ouster of Al Khalifa dynasty.

The protesters also plan to voice their outrage over the Saudi invasion of their country and their participation in the brutal suppression of peaceful anti-government rallies.

Led by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain's fellow members of the [Persian] Gulf Cooperation Council, dispatched armed forces to the Persian Gulf island on March 13 to assist the crackdown of anti-government uprising.

Demonstrators in the Shia-majority country have been demanding the ouster of the 230-year-old Sunni-led monarchy as well as constitutional reforms, with hundreds camping out peacefully in the capital's Pearl Square since February 14th.

More than 12 people have been killed and about 1,000 injured during the anti-government protests the tiny Persian Gulf kingdom.

Bahrain is home to the US Fifth Fleet major military base.

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