In Pics :Sayyed Issa: A New Teenage Bahraini Martyr

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Bahrain al-Khalifa forces have shot dead the 15 years old peaceful demonstrator Sayyed Hashim Sayyed Saeed Sayyed Issa, after clashes erupted between regime troops and anti-government protesters in the town of Sitra south of Manama.

According to reports, security forces used their vehicle to run over the after shooting at him.

The shooting comes as anti-regime demonstrations were held in several villages across Bahrain.

On Sunday a resident in the village of Sitra, south of the capital Manama, told Reuters news agency: "After the funeral, many of the mourners started protesting and the police began using tear gas."

In an attempt to quell protests, regime forces used tear gas and fired shots at the crowds. Numerous protesters were injured and dozens were arrested.

Bahrain has been undergoing a revolution since mid-February when massive popular protests erupted in the country.

The Bahraini government launched a brutal crackdown on peaceful protests, and brought in Saudi-led Arab forces from neighboring Persian Gulf states.

56 people have been martyred in the crackdown and hundreds have been arrested, including doctors and nurses accused of treating injured revolutionaries.