Bahraini Regime Continues Suppression, Massacre of Protestors

TEHRAN (FNA)- Reports from Manama said the Al-Khalifa regime still continues suppression and massacre of peaceful protests in the tiny Persian Gulf island despite the regime's claims about its intentions for resolving problems through negotiations.
Saudi-backed Bahraini regime forces have killed a female anti-government protester as demonstrations continue in the capital Manama and other parts of the country, activists said.

The woman was killed in Sitra city on Friday after the security forces fired a teargas grenade from a hovering helicopter.

Several protesters were also injured and one is in critical condition. The wounded were sent to the Salmaniya hospital under guard.

A number of people were also injured in the towns of Diraz and Eker during demonstrations, press tv reported.

On Friday, thousands of people took to the streets in the Bilad al-Qadim area in response to a call for weekly demonstrations by Bahrain's largest opposition group, al-Wefaq.

During Friday prayers, the country's top cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim, said political reform is a religious demand, adding that religion and politics should not be separate.

He also condemned the Bahraini government for trying to turn the popular revolution into a sectarian conflict.

Anti-government protesters have been holding peaceful demonstrations across Bahrain since mid-February, calling for an end to the Al Khalifa dynasty's over-40-year rule.

Violence against the defenseless people escalated after a Saudi-led conglomerate of police, security and military forces from the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council (PGCC) member states were dispatched to the tiny kingdom on March 13 to help Manama crack down on peaceful protestors.

So far, tens of people have been killed, hundreds have gone missing and about 1,000 others have been injured.