Bahrain cracks down on anti-government protestors

morning by taking control of the Pearl Roundabout which has been the focal point of gathering of protestors since last month.
Several people were injured in the clashes, who were transferred to the health centres.
Live gun shots were heard near the state-run Salmaniya Medical Complex, as security forces and GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) troops clashed with protestors who gathered at the hospital.
Communications, mainly phone and mobiles, were jammed, while Internet speed was also reduced ahead of the crackdown.
In the meantime, four members of the Bahraini Shura Council resigned from their position in protest against the government’s crackdown on protestors.
Former Health Minister Nada Haffadh was the first to announce her resignation on Tuesday night, followed by Mohammed Radhi, Mohammed Al Halwachi and Nasser Mubarak.
According to reports in the Gulf Daily News, the members faxed and sent text messages of their resignation to concerned authorities in parliament.
Earlier this month, former head of the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions Abdulghaffar Abdulhussain stepped down as a Shura Council member, following the death of seven anti-government protestors last month during clashes with police. – Xinhua.