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Article: Violent Shia protests embarrass Bahrain
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 20, 1994
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The Gulf island state of Bahrain was facing its most serious
unrest for 25 years yesterday as itordered reinforcements of armed
police to protect the leaders of six Gulf monarchies who had
assembled for a summit on regional security.
Bahrain is a close ally of Britain and an important naval and
air base for Western forces maintaining sanctions on Iraq and
monitoring military movements by Iran.
A statement issued in London by the opposition Bahrain Freedom
Movement said clashes continued yesterday morning. The movement
said the British head of Bahrain's security apparatus, Ian
Henderson, had been singled out for denunciation at funerals of
people killed in the disorders. The upheaval was ...