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Bahrain: Tanks Head Towards Capital Manama

Categories: Middle East & North Africa, Bahrain, Breaking News, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Politics, Protest

This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011 [1].

After a morning raid [2] this Thursday 17 February, 2011, on protesters at Lulu Roundabout in Bahraini capital Manama, reports have surfaced of army tanks heading towards the city.

@ahmed289 [3] @yslaise [4] http://plixi.com/p/77971560

Army vehicles in Riffa heading towards the Bahraini capital Manama. Image by @ahmed289. [5]

Army vehicles in Riffa heading towards the Bahraini capital Manama. Image by @ahmed289.

This video [6] by TwitVid user Ali Al Saeed shows tanks driving towards Manama from the nearby city of Riffa.

@alialsaee [7]d http://twitvid.com/IMZKO [8] – Armored army vehicles driving towards Manama from Riffa.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8HWhBAHqwg [9]
Uploaded on ElliotsFather [9]‘s YouTube account

@ammar456 [10]: Tanks on the highway: http://twitpic.com/40m8x8 #bahrain #feb14 #lulu

Bahrain Army Tanks on Shaikh Khalifa Highway heading towards Manama. Image by Twitter user @ammar456. [11]

Bahrain Army Tanks on Shaikh Khalifa Highway heading towards Manama. Image by Twitter user @ammar456.

These are the only two confirmed photos that have surfaced as police around the capital Manama have started confiscating people's camera phones when caught taking pictures; blogger Redha Haji tweeted about his ordeal:

@RedhaHaji [12]Was stopped at salmaniya traffic junction. Pretending talk phone taking pics #bahrain #lulu #feb14 http://yfrog.com/h77cjamj

Police near Qufool Intersection near Salmaniya Hospital. Image by Twitter user @RedhaHaji. [13]

Police near Qufool Intersection near Salmaniya Hospital. Image by Twitter user @RedhaHaji.

@RedhaHaji [12] Locked phone before handing it to them. Sat in car waiting. Wearing wrk clothes. I was let go #bahrain #lulu #feb14 shaking hard to type

This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011 [1].