Clashes erupt following Bahraini opposition leader arrest
- 9 years ago
ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)
Security forces fired rounds of tear gas as they tried to disperse a crowd of demonstrators outside the home of the detained head of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group on Tuesday (December 30).
Protesters had gathered in Bilad al-Qadeem village and some hurled rocks and iron rods at police.
Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was arrested on Sunday (December 28), after leading a protest rally against last month's elections.
He was remanded in custody for a further week on Tuesday, an al-Wefaq official said.
The Bahraini government could not be immediately reached for comment on the clash.
In Geneva, the United Nations human right office said it was concerned at the detention and that a potentially lengthy prison sentence could be handed to Salman.
Salman's lawyers said he had been accused of serious charges, including calling for the overthrow of the government, the spokeswoman
Security forces fired rounds of tear gas as they tried to disperse a crowd of demonstrators outside the home of the detained head of Bahrain's main Shi'ite Muslim opposition group on Tuesday (December 30).
Protesters had gathered in Bilad al-Qadeem village and some hurled rocks and iron rods at police.
Sheikh Ali Salman, head of the al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was arrested on Sunday (December 28), after leading a protest rally against last month's elections.
He was remanded in custody for a further week on Tuesday, an al-Wefaq official said.
The Bahraini government could not be immediately reached for comment on the clash.
In Geneva, the United Nations human right office said it was concerned at the detention and that a potentially lengthy prison sentence could be handed to Salman.
Salman's lawyers said he had been accused of serious charges, including calling for the overthrow of the government, the spokeswoman