Bahrain Declares State of Emergency as Gulf Forces Arrive
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Bahrain declared a three-month state of emergency as a second contingent of forces from Gulf states arrived in the kingdom to support its government following persistent protests.
King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa asked the head of the military to guarantee security, state television said. Police opened fire on protesters in the village of Sitra, the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights said in a statement. Ali Al-Akri, a doctor at the emergency room of the Salmaniya Medical Complex, said at least two people have been killed in clashes today and 250 others were hurt. He didn’t have details on the kind of injuries sustained.