The Bahraini security forces controlled the center of the capital, Manama, and imposed a curfew after violent dispersal of demonstrators, mostly Shiites, killing at least five people. Several countries, Shi'a movements or communities of the Middle East, condemned the violent repression carried out by Sunni dynasty in power in the small archipelago of Bahrain against protesters who have demanded reforms on 14 February and the resignation of the government.
Bahrain forces, "supported by troops sent to Saudi Arabia", used tear gas, tanks and helicopters to dislodge the protesters, causing a rare criticism of its ally the United States. Up to six people died in violence in the midst of a conflict that is part of regional hostilities between Sunni Arab Gulf countries and the non-Arab and Shiite Iran.
U.S. President Barack Obama, called the kings of Saudi Arabia, a strategic ally in the Middle East, and Bahrain, which hosts the Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy, and appealed for calm. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said that Bahrain and the Gulf allies sent troops to support the Sunni royal family, are on the wrong track.
A Reuters source tanks and armored vehicles was directed towards Budaya Street area where the protest was to take place. 
Bahrain forces, "supported by troops sent to Saudi Arabia", used tear gas, tanks and helicopters to dislodge the protesters, causing a rare criticism of its ally the United States. Up to six people died in violence in the midst of a conflict that is part of regional hostilities between Sunni Arab Gulf countries and the non-Arab and Shiite Iran.
U.S. President Barack Obama, called the kings of Saudi Arabia, a strategic ally in the Middle East, and Bahrain, which hosts the Fifth Fleet of the U.S. Navy, and appealed for calm. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, said that Bahrain and the Gulf allies sent troops to support the Sunni royal family, are on the wrong track.
A Reuters source tanks and armored vehicles was directed towards Budaya Street area where the protest was to take place.
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