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Bahraini protesters take cover behind a plank during clashes with riot police yesterday.
Anti-riot police and protesters demanding the release of Bahrain’s main opposition leader clashed yesterday for the fifth day in a row, witnesses said.
Iran, across the Gulf from Washington’s ally where the US Fifth Fleet is based, has called for the immediate release of the kingdom’s main opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.
The United States has also expressed deep concern about Salman’s detention, warning that it could only inflame the persistent violence that has gripped the kingdom since 2011.
The witnesses said yesterday’s clashes erupted in central Manama after prayers at the capital’s Mumen mosque, whereas previous unrest has centred on villages in the suburbs.
Police used tear gas against the protesters, and some injuries and arrests were also reported.
Meanwhile, Bahrain has urged Iran to keep out of the affairs of the nation for the sake of the security of the whole region.
“The ministry condemns the statement by the Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, regarding investigations with a Bahraini citizen, involved in a number of illegal actions and violations,” it said.
“It also expresses surprise and regret over Iran’s adoption of such hostile policies that steer it away from the concept of good neighbourliness with the countries of the region, urging it to look after the interests of the brotherly Muslim Iranians who suffer from flagrant violations of human rights and freedom of expression.”
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