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Bahrein :
Bahrain's army has locked down parts of the country's capital and protests have been banned after at least five people were killed in anti-government clashes, according to reports. Five died after security forces moved in on thousands of demonstrators gathered in the city of Manama.
Witnesses said at least 50 people were injured as officers armed with batons and tear gas broke up a protest camp around the Pearl roundabout, which was also occupied by some women and children. About 60 people are said to be missing after the early morning raid, which followed days of protests on the island nation east of Saudi Arabia. Tanks have rolled into Manama's streets and military has taken control of key parts of the city, banning any further protests.
Iran :
As the crowds gathered in Tehran’s Enghelab and Azadi avenues, riot police and government-sponsored plainclothes Basiji beat protesters and threw tear gas, according to eyewitness accounts and YouTube videos.
Unidentified motorcycles indiscriminately opened fire on the crowds. Sane Jaleh, a Kurdish student at the Art University of Tehran, and Mohammad Mokhtari, 22, were officially counted among the dead according to government propaganda news agency, Fars. Other demonstrators sustained gunfire injuries according to official reports. Fars reported that 1,500 demonstrators were arrested transported to the notorious Evin prison. Police and security authorities have refused to respond to inquiries by families of the detainees.
Libie:
Opposition website Libya Al-Youm said four protesters were slain by snipers from the Internal Security Forces in the eastern city of Beyida, which had protests Wednesday and Thursday. It's not clear when the protesters were killed. The website also said there was a demonstration Thursday in Benghazi, Libya's second-Largest city. Switzerland-based Libyan activist Fathi al-Warfali said 11 protesters were killed in Beyida on Wednesday night, and scores were wounded.
Al-Warfali, head of the Libyan Committee for Truth and Justice, said two more people were killed in another city, Zentana, on Thursday while one protester was killed in Rijban, a town about 120 kilometers southwest of Tripoli.A video provided by al-Warfali of the scene in Zentana showed marchers chanting and holding a banner that read "Down with Gadhafi. Down with the regime."
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