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Bahrain declared a threemonth state of emergency yesterday, giving its military chief wide powers to battle the Shiite-led protest movement that has threatened the Sunni monarchy.
The martial law-style order from king Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa was read out on state TV the day after more than 1,000 Saudi-led troops arrived to help prop up the regime in the first major cross- border military action to challenge one of the revolts sweeping across the Arab world. Clashes broke out across the tiny island nation yesterday, with a doctor reporting that hundreds of protesters were injured by shotgun blasts and clubs and that one died from a bullet to the head.See the full content of this document
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Bahrain Declares Three-Month State of Emergency
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