Bahrain lawmakers call for martial law after violent clashes

[oberliner]

Source: CNN

A pro-government group of parliamentarians is urging the King of Bahrain to impose martial law for three months as the country continues to face anti-government protests.

The call comes in the wake of a day of clashes between protesters and security forces that resulted in more than 1,000 people hospitalized, a human rights activist said.

Most suffered from gas related injuries, including burns and breathing problems, according to Nabeel Rajab, the president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.

Doctors and nurses were also among the injured. At least five people were in critical condition and at least two people lost their eyes because of bullet injuries, the activist said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/14/bahrain.protests/

[JCMach1]

1. Let's see... don't gas and shoot your people... problem solved

[oberliner]

2. What problem does that solve?

Seems to me the problem in question is that the rulers are not representative of the people.

[JCMach1]

3. His highness, in the OP was complaining about the number of people injured!

[oberliner]

5. Gotcha

Now I understand your point - thanks for clarifying, apologies for the dimness.

[bemildred]

4. Bahrain royal family welcomes Saudi troops to face down violent protests

Saudi Arabia has moved decisively to bolster Bahrain's embattled royal family, sending military forces across the causeway linking the two kingdoms after violent weekend pro-democracy protests by Shia demonstrators all but overwhelmed police.

Although the deployment on Monday was at Bahrain's request and came under the guise of the Gulf Co-operation Council, whose other members also sent troops, it marked another stage in Saudi Arabia's reluctant emergence as the key regional policeman, at a time when the Arab world faces unprecedented turmoil.

Confirming local media reports, Nabeel al-Hamer, a former Bahrain information minister, said the reinforcements were already in place. "Forces from the Gulf Co-operation Council have arrived in Bahrain to maintain order and security," he said.

"GCC forces will arrive in Bahrain today to take part in maintaining law and order," the Gulf Daily News reported. "Their mission will be limited to protecting vital facilities, such as oil, electricity and water installations, and financial and banking facilities."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/14/bahrain-saudi-troops-violent-protests

[JCMach1]

6. UAE's Dubai One also confirmed that UAE troops are now in Bahrain