More than 45 protesters injured in Bahrain clashes

More than 45 people were injured when demonstrators clashed with Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama.

More than 45 people were injured when demonstrators clashed with Bahraini security forces in the capital Manama.

Western-allied Bahrain has been determined by political tensions since 2011. Bahrain’s majority Shi’ite Muslims have demanded reforms and a bigger share in government in the Sunni-ruled kingdom, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet Eye witnesses said protest marches by young men and women in al-Balad al-Qadeem, turned violent, with security forces firing bird-shot and tear gas at the demonstrators.