Day 4 Al-Eker Seige – Bahrain in Crisis

Regime keeps AlEker under lockdown on 4th day; suppresses attempts to break the siege
24 October, 2012 – Shia Post

The regime forces set military roadblocks and an exaggerated number of troops spread widely in streets surrounding the area, although official claims declared that the area is not besieged. The main entrance, all sub-entrances and streets that led to the area were blocked with patrols or barriers, causing big traffic jams.

Bahrain regime forces attacked protesters who attempted to break the security siege on al-Eker village for the fourth consecutive day, since Thursday night. The protesters were confronted with toxic teargas and stun grenades. A number of injuries were reported, one protester was hit by a stun grenade in the face.

A group of opposition figures and activists had tried to visit the village under lockdown on Monday, and people gathered in the area demanding the security siege be lifted and protesting against the inhumane treatment and terror within the regime’s policy of collective punishment and systematic suppression.

The regime forces set military roadblocks and an exaggerated number of troops spread widely in streets surrounding the area, although official claims declared that the area is not besieged. The main entrance, all sub-entrances and streets that led to the area were blocked with patrols or barriers, causing big traffic jams.

The protesters carried food and humanitarian aids to the people inside al-Eker, but were confronted with force. The regime forces chased protesters and even raided a trade store, going after protesters.

Protests took to streets in neighboring villages and areas like Nuwaidrat, Ma’ameer, Sitra and Nabih-Saleh demanding to lift the state of lockdown on al-Eker. These protests, however, were attacked by the forces with Birdshot and toxic teargas.

Armored vehicles were used to attack the people inside al-Eker who wanted to welcome their visitors.

The forces are tightening the lockdown even more, by preventing basic needs, ambulances and garbage-collection trucks from entering the village. Schools in the area are disrupted by the unstable situation.

The area of al-Eker is in security cordon in what looks like a large prison for all the people of the village including the elderly, women and children. …source