In Photos: Bahraini Police Attacking Funerals
After the series of murdering and killing, Bahraini police adopted a new routine of attacking funerals.
The weekend and particularly Saturday witnessed a brutal attack of Bahraini Police against mourners in Muharraq, north of the Bahraini capital of Manama, as they marched in the funeral of 24-year-old Yousif Muwali, who was martyred days ago.
Muwali had gone missing Jan. 11th before his body was found on the sea shore. Authorities say he died after drowning at sea, while relatives contend that he died in police custody and later had his body dumped by the shore.
The body was released to the family Saturday morning, but the authorities declined to authorize a funeral march.
The clashes initially broke out with pro-government thugs as they tried to lock the mourners in the graveyard, a sacred location for Muslims.
The clashes left several injuries and several cars of people taking part in the funeral were damaged. The vice chairman of the opposition grouping "Ekha", Ali Yousif Qodrat, was detained by police after they stormed the graveyard firing tear-gas.
The police action was backed up by pro-government supporters armed with sticks and hurling rocks at mourners from various sides of the graveyard, before police finally stopped their assault but allowed them to remain in the vicinity and behind police lines.
Source: ABNA, Edited by moqawama.org
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