The daughter of a prominent Bahraini opposition activist and 40 other people were arrested yesterday, hours after security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters demanding political reforms.
At least 45 people were injured in the security-forces operation to break up the three separate protests across the Gulf Arab island kingdom late on Thursday, activists said.
Bahrain crushed an uprising led by majority Shi'ite Muslims last year, after successful popular revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, but protest marches and rallies continue.
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