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More clashes in Bahrain over detained opposition leader

More clashes in Bahrain over detained opposition leader
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The have been more anti-government protests in Bahrain in support of the detained opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman. Clashes erupted between police

The have been more anti-government protests in Bahrain in support of the detained opposition leader Sheikh Ali Salman.

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Clashes erupted between police and demonstrators.

Salman who is head of the al Wefaq Islamic Society was arrested last Sunday after leading a protest rally against November elections which his party boycotted.

His detention has been described by his supporters as a political move.

Bahrain’s Public Prosecution says Salman is being interrogated on charges that include spreading ideas to defy the regime and the authorities.

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