Bahrain’s Sunni Rulers Destroying Shiite Mosques

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The Sunni rulers in the Persian Gulf nation of Bahrain have been demolishing many of the country's Shiite mosques. Roy Gutman, Baghdad bureau chief for McClatchy newspapers, tells anchor Marco Werman that bulldozers often come in the middle of the night to tear down the structures. 

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