THE WASHINGTON POST: DAMMAM, Saudi Arabia – Security forces and protesters clashed in Bahrain on Sunday during the most violent day in weeks, and hundreds marched in Saudi Arabia to demand the release of prisoners who have been detained without charges.
Witnesses in Bahrain said that hundreds of people were injured after police fired tear gas at protesters and attacked them with batons as they tried to shut down capital city Manama's financial center on the first day of the country's workweek. Protesters threw gas canisters and stones at police.
Later in the day, clashes between pro-government supporters and protesters took place near the University of Bahrain, witnesses said.
In Riyadh, hundreds of family members of people who have been jailed without charges rallied in front of the Ministry of Interior calling for their release, said Mohammed Al-Qahtani, founder of the Association of Civil and Political Rights in Saudi Arabia. The protest was peaceful, with no clashes between police and demonstrators, he said. >>> Michael Birnbaum | Sunday, March 13, 2011
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