The main opposition group in Bahrain says at least two people are dead after police stormed a square occupied by anti-government protesters. The group, Al Wefaq, says two men were killed when riot police used tear gas and rubber bullets early Thursday to drive out thousands of demonstrators from Pearl Square in the center of the capital Manama. Hospitals across the city are on alert for more causalities.Riot police attack Bahrain protest camp; 2 dead
The square had been the hub for protests for sweeping political reforms by Bahrain’s ruling monarchy.
There was no official word on deaths or injuries from Bahrain’s authorities.
Riot police firing tear gas and rubber bullets stormed a landmark square occupied by anti-government protesters Thursday, driving out demonstrators and destroying a makeshift encampment that had become the hub for demands for sweeping political changes in the kingdom.
