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August 6, 2012

40 Arrested in Bahraini Crackdown 
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At least 40 people were arrested in Bahrain on Friday in a government
crackdown on a pro-democracy rally. Bahraini forces fired tear gas and
bird shot to disperse the crowd, wounding at least 45 people. Among
those detained was pro-democracy activist Zainab Alkhawaja, the daughter
of Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, who ended a more than three-month hunger strike
in May. Bahrain is a key U.S. government ally, hosting the Navy's Fifth
Fleet.

 

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