Bahrain: Government Forces Storm Pearl Square

The Takeaway

There are reports that several protesters were killed when soldiers and riot police stormed the Bahrain’s capital, Manama, where protesters have in Pearl Square for almost a month. The government called this a “Cleansing Operation.” The BBC’s Keith Adams reports from Manama on the violence.

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