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Security Forces Attack Sleeping Protesters in Bahrain - At least 2 confirmed dead

Feb 16, 2011 21:48

Bahrain authorities launch surprise attack on protesters
Tear gas canisters bombard sleeping protesters in Manama's Pearl Square. At least two men are reported killed by rubber bullets.

Reporting from Manama, Bahrain, and Amman, Jordan -

Security forces in tiny but strategic Bahrain launched a brutal assault early Thursday against at least 1,000 ( Read more... )

egypt, middle east, arabs, libya, protest, iran, islam, bahrain, tunisia, police brutality, army

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ayajedi February 17 2011, 05:40:59 UTC

Cowardly thing to do. When will these autocrats, dictators etc learn that, in the modern technical age, they cannot hold onto power forever.

kencf0618 February 17 2011, 07:40:04 UTC

This is beginning to look a lot like 1848.

homasse February 17 2011, 08:56:57 UTC

Pretty much, and with one of the same roots--major technological changes, and innovations allowing for broader communication.

Hopefully, this will end better than most of the 1848 revolutions did.

intrikate88 February 17 2011, 14:10:02 UTC

Oh, wow. I hadn't read about the 1848 revolutions (as a connected sort of thing) before, since it never ended up in my studies, but it really looks like the same ingredients now and back then- economic downturn, widespread lack of access to basic needs, out of touch leaders, new technologies. Stick a fork in it, it's done.

poetic_pixie_13 February 17 2011, 06:32:33 UTC

I was born in Bahrain. Fuck this bullshit.

deethy February 17 2011, 07:44:46 UTC

Absolutely horrific picture of a man killed tonight by police :( http://yfrog.com/h3qzvkjj his name was Isa Abdulhasan

Also a report of a doctor who was killed after being attacked by riot police while trying to reach injured people :/

cake February 17 2011, 11:55:24 UTC

Oh god why did I click that?!
Nightmares forever...I can't even right now! DDD:

ladyanneboleyn February 17 2011, 09:49:47 UTC

For whatever reason, I didn't think this would happen in Bahrain. I think a lot of people are shocked by this.

carminaburana February 17 2011, 17:53:39 UTC

Not really. I have cousins there and no one is surprised. People have been waiting for this opportunity for YEARS.

carminaburana February 17 2011, 17:54:38 UTC

Qatar, on the other hand, would really be the surprising one and i saw a protest call, but don't know if it's happened yet. The Emir there is really popular.

cyranothe2nd February 17 2011, 20:38:52 UTC

POWER TO THE PEOPLE!

cyranothe2nd February 17 2011, 20:41:08 UTC

ETA: 6 dead now and armored vehicles are driving down the streets of the capital. D:

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121714223324820.html