Bahrain police fire tear gas, grenades on protesters as ‘Martyrs Day’ rally starts

Bahrain police fire tear gas, grenades on protesters as ‘Martyrs Day’ rally starts
17 December, 2012 – Russia Today

Bahraini security forces have fired tear gas and stun grenades as crowds of protesters gathered in the capital Manama. Some people were injured and arrested amid the preparations for a larger ‘Bahrain’s Martyrs Day’ demonstration.

­Some locals have reported witnessing extensive use of teargas, pellet shotguns and sound bombs that have caused severe and critical injuries to protesters.

Groups of protesters gathered and chanted slogans in the narrow streets of Manama’s traditional market district. Activists also blocked public streets in preparation for a mass demonstration to mark ‘Bahrain’s Martyrs Day,’ an annual commemoration for two protesters killed in 1994.

Local witnesses reported that police made several arrests, including women. …source