Bahraini Shiites protest in anger over Iraq shrine bombings

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Source: Deutsche Presse-Agentur

Manama, Bahrain- Bahraini Shiites marched through the streets of the capital Manama Wednesday night in protest over the bombings at Iraq's Golden Mosque, directing their anger at the United States and an intolerant faction of Islam.

In two separate marches held back-to-back, protestors shouted 'Death to America' and 'No to Terrorism.' One march passed by the British embassy compound.

Shiites make up more than 60 per cent of the Gulf islands population and have reacted sharply to regional developments affecting Shiites particularly in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon.

The bombing of the revered Al-Askari Shiite mosque in Samarra destroyed two minarets that were left standing after the 2006 bombing of the shrine's golden dome that sparked a wave of sectarian violence that is still washing across Iraq, killing thousands and bringing the country to the brink of civil war.

The attacks were blamed by US and Iraqi officials on al-Qaeda extremists.

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