Bahrain Interior Ministry, “Heart Failure not Gunshot” killed young Ahmed al-Jaber

Bahrain announces investigation into death of teen protester
By the CNN Wire Staff – Fri October 7, 2011

(CNN) — Bahraini authorities opened an investigation Friday into the death of a 16-year-old anti-government protester after conflicting reports emerged about how he died.

The Interior Ministry said hospital workers reported the teen died Thursday of heart failure, while a forensic autopsy report by the attorney general found he died of a gunshot wound, according to an official statement released to Bahrain’s state-run news agency.

Gunshot Ahmed al-Jaber before AG Forensic Autopsy

Note the larger Balistic Penetration in Center Chest. Buckshot wounds? “Custom load” of birdshot laced with buckshot?

“An immediate investigation has been issued on the impact of the death of Ahmed al-Jaber to determine the circumstances of death,” the statement said.

Opposition groups al-Wefaq and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights say he was killed by security forces,

Al-Wefaq, the country’s largest opposition party, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said the teen, whom they identified as Ahmed Jaber al-Qatan, was was killed during a demonstration in the capital city of Manama.

Protests have lingered in Bahrain for months despite a crackdown by the kingdom’s Sunni monarchy, backed by troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

More than 30 people have been killed during the demonstrations, in which activists say Bahraini security forces used live ammunition against protesters.

Opposition groups say more than 1,000 people — mainly Shiites — have been detained and more than 2,000 have lost their jobs for allegedly taking part in the protests. …more