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Bahrainis target Shi’ite communities over bomb attack
Bahrainis wielding knives and sticks have attacked residents of Shi’ite villages, beating them in retaliation for a bomb attack against the police.
Bahrain arrests medics for treating protesters
Bahrain has detained doctors and other medics as part of a crackdown on mainly Shi’ite pro-democracy protesters, the opposition said on Tuesday.
Heavy police turnout deters Gulf protests
A security clampdown in the Riyadh kept a lid on a planned day of rage, while police in Kuwait and Bahrain appeared to deflate demonstrators’ zeal.