Bahrain Attacks Memorial Service of Teenage Martyr

Local Editor

Saudi-backed Bahraini forces attacked Tuesday a memorial service for a teenage martyr, who was shot dead by security forces during an anti-regime demonstration.

Witnesses said the regime forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to disperse hundreds of people who gathered in the village of Daih to pay tribute to Hussein al-Jaziri, the latest victim of Manama crackdown on protests.
They also chanted slogans against the ruling al-Khalifa family.
The 16-year-old boy was shot in the stomach by security forces during the demonstrations marking the second anniversary of the revolution in the Gulf state on Thursday.
Bahrainis have been staging demonstrations since mid-February 2011, demanding political reform and a constitutional monarchy, a demand that later changed to an outright call for the ouster of the ruling al-Khalifa family following its brutal crackdown on popular protests.

Scores have been killed, many of them under torture while in custody, and thousands more detained since the popular uprising in Bahrain began.
In response, protesters vowed they will continue holding anti-regime demonstrations until their demand for the establishment of a democratically-elected government and an end to rights violations are met.

Meanwhile, the Bahraini government accused Iran of forming a "terrorist cell" busted at the weekend, claiming "its aim was to foster violence in the Gulf kingdom."
The announcement was the latest in a series of claims that Iran was backing activists demanding a greater say for the opposition in Bahrain's politics and likely to exacerbate tensions between the two neighbors.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org