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April 27, 2012

Clashes Break Out at Funeral for Bahraini Protester 
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Clashes erupted in Bahrain on Thursday after the funeral for a protester
reportedly beaten to death by police. Bahraini protesters threw Molotov
cocktails and police fired teargas and stun grenades after mourners took
part in a march to honor Bahraini activist Salah Abbas Habib following
his death on Saturday. Opposition leaders say Habib's body showed signs
of torture. In other Bahrain news, Zainab Al Khawaja, a Bahraini
activist and the daughter of jailed hunger striker Abdulhadi Al Khawaja,
has been ordered to remain behind bars for seven days for protesting her
father's imprisonment. The elder Al Khawaja has been on a hunger strike
for more than two months while serving a life sentence for his role in
the uprising.

 

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