Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Unrest In Bahrain -- News Updates March 16, 2011



Bahrain Forces Launch Crackdown On Protesters -- Yahoo News/Reuters

MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini forces backed by helicopters launched a crackdown on protesters on Wednesday, imposing a curfew and clearing hundreds from a camp that had become the symbol of an uprising by the Shi'ite Muslim majority.

Hospital sources said three policemen and three protesters were killed in the assault that began a day after Bahrain declared martial law to quell sectarian unrest that has sucked in troops from fellow Sunni-ruled neighbor Saudi Arabia.

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More News On Bahrain

Bahrain crackdown routs protesters; clashes kill 5 -- Yahoo News/AP
Five dead as Bahrain police clear Pearl Square -- Yahoo News/AFP
Bahrain security forces in crackdown on Pearl Square -- BBC
Police, soldiers storm protesters in Bahrain -- L.A. Times
Bahrain expels protesters from Pearl Roundabout -- Christian Science Monitor
6 Killed As Anti-Government Protesters Clash With Security Forces In Bahrain -- RTT News
Security Forces Reclaim Main Protest Site in Bahrain -- Voice of America
Curfew follows deadly Bahrain crackdown -- Al Jazeera
Bahrain imposes curfew in several locations -- Xinhuanet
Bahrain imposes curfew and bans gatherings -- Euronews
In Bahrain: Protesters Fear Mass Arrests Are Next -- NPR
Bahrain orders state of emergency for three months -- BBC
Bahrain king declares martial law -- ABC.net
Saudi Arabia's intervention in Bahrain -- Al Jazeera
Analysis: Bahrain crisis seen worsening sectarian tensions -- Reuters
High stakes over Bahrain -- David Ignatius, Washington Post

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