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Clashes between police, protesters flare up in Bahrain
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Bahraini anti-government protesters run through tear gas thrown by riot police during clashes Thursday, March 15, 2012, in the eastern town of Sitra, Bahrain. The clashes erupted during protests marking the one-year anniversary of a major crackdown on Sitra, an area that has seen some of the strongest anti-government unrest. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali)Hasan Jamali / AP
A riot policeman fires tear-gas at anti-government protesters during a protest in the village of Sitra south of Manama, March 15, 2012. Hundreds of protesters took to streets to protest against the regime. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed (BAHRAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)HAMAD I MOHAMMED / Reuters
epa03146195 Police cars are hit with petrol bombs during clashes with protesters in Sitra village, south of Manama, Bahrain, 15 March 2012. Pro-reform protesters in Sitra and other villages reportedly set tires ablaze in the morning hours to mark the first anniversary when police security forces cracked down on protesters for a second time across the country in attempt to clear protesters from the streets, killing at least two people in Sitra last year. The protests also mark the continued rejection to the presence of Gulf troops. According to activists more than 70 people had been killed so far since the crack-down. EPA/MAZEN MAHDIMAZEN MAHDI / EPA
Witnesses said youths and police faced off in Shi'ite areas including Sitra, Diraz, Malkiya, Saar, Jidhafs, Tubli and Bilad al-Qadeem, all districts outside or on the edge of the capital Manama.
