Update from Bahrain, as Tensions Escalate

The Takeaway

It’s been a week since Hosni Mubarak stepped down as president of Egypt. Now the focus is on Bahrain as protests there heat up. New York Times reporter Patrick Farrell reports from Bahrain on what he witnessed during Friday prayers in the capital city, Manama.

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