Bahrain army clamps down after protests crushed

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http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/17/bahrain-army-clamps-down-after-protests-crushed/

By Agence France-Presse
Thursday, February 17th, 2011 -- 7:00 pm

MANAMA – Bahrain's army deployed across Manama Thursday and vowed "strict measures" to restore order after a police raid on anti-regime protesters killed three, wounded nearly 200 and enraged the opposition.

Protesters gathered outside a hospital where the wounded were being treated to chant anti-regime slogans, while the largest Shiite opposition bloc said it was quitting parliament and called on the government to resign.

Concerned that events in Bahrain could destabilise the entire region, Gulf foreign ministers met in Manama later on Thursday and expressed their "total support for Bahrain in the areas of politics, economy, security and defence."

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