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The New York Times’ Michael Slackman reports from Bahrain, where tanks are closing all arteries to the square. The military has announced that it is in possession of the square and that gatherings are banned. Right now the biggest crowd is gathered at the medical center, where the injured and dead have been taken. “What I’ve seen is a ramping up of anger,” says Slackman. At first, protesters were committed to a peaceful uprising, but with so many inured and dead, the crowd is very angry and very sad.
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