Bahrain: Bloody Crackdowns on Villages
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
On Tuesday, before King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa announced a State of National Security giving powers to the army and other forces to secure the country, police carried out crackdowns across a number of villages in the central area in Bahrain.
@LiveBahrain: @ahmedalsairafi: Ambulances shot http://t.co/xq1nxJS #feb14 #bahrain”
@emoodz: Sign by protester in #lulu, #Bahrain http://yfrog.com/gzspqhsjprotest in lulu
@IbnAlfardan: http://youtu.be/nG0unp8GVvI Eker near Sitra #Bahrain @almanarnews @alalam_news @cnnbrk @bbcarabic @AJEnglish @France24_ar #SOS #twitteroff
Police have entered villages in civilian clothes and police vests, shooting at villagers for reasons unknown at this moment of time. The following video is from the city of Sitra as police shoot at citizens.
Uploaded by YouTube user Saloooh97
Very graphic images of young man from the city of Sitra being shot at the back of the head have surfaced.
@FawazSaad يا حكومات الخليج وياعقلاء الشيعة نتوسل إليكم فالدماء لن تجلب الحلول http://twitpic.com/49rfmu #Bahrain (Very graphic image)
Due to the bloody events, a number of reports have surfaced on Twitter that several members of the Shura Council have handed in their resignations. These have yet to be officially confirmed.
@abdulemam Confirmed shura council members resigned:mohammed radhi,mohammed alhalwachi,nasir almubarak,nada hafad,abdulhussain a.ghaffar #bahrain #lulu
@nice_n_blue @abdulemam According to official sources and Shura Council's Chairman, no body filed a resignation.
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
2 comments
It’s about time they crack down on these people and clear out the Pearl roundabout. Earlier this week, these peaceful protesters stormed the University of Bahrain, wielding weapons and terrorized students and faculty there. They nearly destroyed one building and set fire to it because there were Sunni students hiding in it.
Beautiful tolerance Bahrain is being turned into Saudi Arabia. What a shame.