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The body of a protester is taken for burial as his family members and supporters follow in Sitra, east of Manama February 18, 2011. Bahraini security forces fired on protesters near Pearl Square on Friday and a senior medical official said more than 60 people were treated in hospital, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest camp in the capital.
Female supporters and family members of a protester who died join the burial march to show their support towards him, in Sitra, east of Manama February 18, 2011. Bahraini security forces fired on protesters near Pearl Square on Friday and a senior medical official said more than 60 people were treated in hospital, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest camp in the capital.
A doctor at Salmaniya Hospital attends to an injured protester in Manama February 18, 2011. Bahraini security forces fired on protesters near Pearl Square on Friday and a senior medical official said more than 60 people were treated in hospital, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest camp in the capital.
An injured man is treated at the Suleimanieh Central hospital in Manama February 18, 2011. Bahraini security forces shot at protesters near Pearl Square on Friday and wounded at least 23, a former Shi’ite lawmaker said, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest camp from the traffic circle in Manama.
60 penunjuk perasaan Bahrain cedera ditembak
19/02/2011 3:08am
MANAMA 19 Feb. – Pasukan keselamatan Bahrain melepaskan tembakan ke arah kumpulan penunjuk perasaan dekat Dataran Mutiara dan mencederakan sekurang-kurangnya 60 orang, semalam.
Kejadian itu berlaku pada hari penunjuk perasaan puak Syiah menguruskan upacara pengebumian empat mangsa yang terbunuh dalam serangan polis di Dataran Mutiara.
Ia juga berlaku serentak dengan rayuan yang dikemukan oleh Putera Mahkota Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa menerusi televisyen Bahrain yang meminta agar penduduk bertenang dan berbincang mengenai situasi itu. – REUTERS
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‘Army massacring Bahraini protesters’
The Bahraini military has opened machinegun fire on protesters who were trying to reach hospital, injuring hundreds, in what appears to be an attempted massacre, medics say.
The Army has prevented ambulances and medics from reaching those wounded amid massive pro-democracy protests in Bahrain, Dr. Ghasam, a resident at Salmaniyeh hospital in Manama, told Press TV on Friday.
He said that the protesters were marching to hospital in silence to visit those wounded in the previous rallies, when they were ambushed by troops waiting near the hospital.
“They did not even chant anti-government slogans, they wanted to visit those injured on Thursday,” Dr. Ghasem said.
He maintained that the massacre was planned in advance.
“We need help! Our staff is entirely overwhelmed. They are shooting at people’s heads. Not at the legs. People are having their brains blown out,” Dr. Ghasam said.
He also compared the situation at the hospital to a war zone.
Bahraini lawmaker Ali al-Aswad, who was at the hospital at the time of incident, also told Press TV that the army has prevented the medical staff from reaching those injured and urged the Bahraini authorities to stop killing their own people.
According to the Bahraini lawmaker, nearly 700 army troops are stationed near the hospital.
Following the violence, Bahrain’s crown prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa promised to start a national dialogue, once calm returns.
The Friday shooting came after a funeral procession held for those killed on Thursday turned into pro-democracy protests with a turnout of tens of thousands, which is unprecedented over the past few weeks.
Four pro-democracy protesters were killed and 231 others wounded after riot police raided the protest camp in the early hours of Thursday, when most of the demonstrators were sleeping, in an attempt to clear capital’s main square from demonstrators.
The funeral procession of the victims was held after the Friday Prayers.PressTV
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Bahrain forces fire at protesters
Troops open live fire around Pearl roundabout in Manama after nightfall, at least 66 wounded.
Shots were fired by soldiers around Pearl roundabout in Manama, the Bahraini capital, a day after police forcibly cleared a protest encampment from the traffic circle.
The circumstances of the shooting after nightfall on Friday were not clear. Officials at the main Salmaniya hospital said at least 66 people were injured, some with gunshot wounds to the head and chest.
Some doctors and medics on emergency medical teams were in tears as they tended to the wounded. X-rays showed bullets still lodged inside victims.
“This is a war,” said Dr. Bassem Deif, an orthopedic surgeon examining people with bullet-shattered bones.
Protesters described a chaotic scene of tear gas clouds, bullets coming from many directions and people slipping in pools of blood as they sought cover.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifa, the King of Bahrain, asked his crown prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa to start a national dialogue “with all parties”.
Earlier on state TV the crown prince had called for calm, saying it was “time for dialogue, not fighting”.
“The dialogue is always open and the reforms continue,” Sheikh Hamad al-Khalifa said on Bahrain TV.
“We need to call for self-restraint from all sides, the armed forces, security men and citizens,” he said. “I urge you, there should be calm. Now is time for calm.”
Jalal Firooz, of the Wefaq bloc that resigned from parliament on Thursday, said demonstrators had been elsewhere in the city, marking the death of a protester killed earlier this week. The demonstrators then made for the roundabout, where army troops are deployed.
A doctor of Salmaniya hospital told Al Jazeera that the hospital is full of severely injured people after the latest shootings.
“We need help! Our staff is entirely overwhelmed. They are shooting at people’s heads. Not at the legs. People are having their brains blown out,” a distraught Dr Ghassan said, describing the chaos at the hospital as something close to a war zone.Aljazeera
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Kononnya nak sekat kebangkitan rakyat.. guna polis tembak tak tentu pasal, depa ni takut sangat jadi macam di Mesir.. sepatutnya ambillah iktibar apa yang dah berlaku di Mesir.. Buat lah macam mana pun kalau rakyat dah tak suka,kalau rakyat dah bangkit setelah sekian lama ditindas,kalau rakyat dah keluar ke jalan raya..tak ada apa lagi yang boleh menghalangnya.. berambus je pemimpin yang diktator, selesai masalah . tak kan nak tunggu sampai 365 orang mati dulu macam di Mesir baru nak berambus??? - Pinkturtle
