Bahrain mourners call for toppling of monarchy
MANAMA, Bahrain-Thousands of mourners called for the downfall of Bahrain’s ruling monarchy as burials began Friday after a deadly assault on pro-reform protesters that has brought army tanks into the streets of one of the most strategic Western allies in the Gulf. The cries against Bahrain’s king and his inner circle reflect an escalation of the demands from a political uprising that began just with calls to weaken the Sunni monarchy’s hold on top government posts and address claims of discrimination against the Shiite majority in the tiny island nation. The mood, however, appears to have turned toward defiance of the entire ruling system after the brutal attack Thursday on a protest…
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