BAHRAIN: Thousands attend funeral of policeman killed in recent clashes with anti government protesters

Record ID: 863564

  • Title: BAHRAIN: Thousands attend funeral of policeman killed in recent clashes with anti government protesters
  • Date: 17th February 2013
  • Summary: RIFFA, BAHRAIN (FEBRUARY 17, 2013) (REUTERS) WIDE SHOT OF THE HUNAINIYA MOSQUE AT THE RIFFA CEMETERY WITH MOURNERS AND SECURITY OFFICIALS ARRIVE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL. MOURNERS MARCHING TOWARDS THE FUNERAL PROCESSION. WIDE SHOT OF THE MOURNERS GATHERED AWAITING THE DECEASED BODY TO ARRIVE WIDE OF THE FRONT OF THE GATHERING AT THE FUNERAL PROCESSION WITH MINISTERS, SENIOR OFFICIALS, AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE DECEASED CLOSE OF THE MINISTER OF INTERIOR SHEIKH RASHID BIN ABDULLAH AL KHALIFA (IN THE CENTRE, WEARING DARK GREY JACKET ON TOP OF LOCAL ARABIC DRESS ) WITH THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE DECEASED WIDE OF SUNNI SENIOR CLERIC AS READS HOLY VERSUS BEFORE THE FUNERAL PRAYERS. VARIOUS OF THE MOURNERS PRAYING FOR THE DECEASED. WIDE SHOT OF THE MOURNERS AFTER THE FUNERAL PRAYERS AND WALKING OUT CARRYING THE DECEASED TO THE GRAVEYARD. BODY BEING CARRIED ON SHOULDERS OF POLICE OFFICERS WHILE THE MOURNERS MARCH AND CHANT IN ARABIC "WITH OUR SOULS AND OUR BLOODS WE WILL REVENGE THE MARTYR" VARIOUS OF MOURNERS AT THE FUNERAL PROCESSION CARRYING THE BODY AND CHANTING WIDE OF THE GATHERING AT THE GRAVEYARD FOR THE BURIAL
  • Embargoed: 4th March 2013 12:00
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  • Location: Bahrain
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  • Country: Bahrain
  • Topics: Crime,Politics
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  • Story Text: Thousands of mourners led by Interior Minister, Sheikh Rashid Bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, and a large number of political and religious leaders attended the funeral of the policemen Mohammed Asif Khan killed in clashes with anti government protesters on February 14 in Sehla, South West of the capital Manama on Sunday (February 17).
    Bahrain has witnessed increased violence since the anniversary of the beginning of of the Bahrain crisis during the Arab uprising.
    On Saturday (February 16) police firing tear gas clashed with hundreds of stone-throwing youths in Bahrain in heightened unrest that could complicate new efforts to end political deadlock in the strategically placed Gulf Arab kingdom.
    The violence has clouded the atmosphere around talks begun on Feb. 10 between the mostly Shi'ite Muslim opposition and the Sunni Muslim-dominated government to find a way out of the impasse over Shi'ite demands for more democracy.
    The kingdom, base for the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been in political turmoil since the protests erupted in 2011, led by majority Shi'ites demanding an end to the monarchy's political domination and full powers for parliament.
    Thirty-five people died during the unrest and two months of martial law that followed, the government said, although the opposition puts that number at more than 80. The government has accused opposition groups of being linked to Shi'ite power Iran.
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