Saturday
Oct202012
Bahrain Feature: "Collective Punishment" on Al-Eker Village After Policeman Killed
Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 19:24 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
Claimed footage from Bahrain State TV of Thursday night's explosion --- circled in red about two minutes into the video --- which killed one policeman and injured another
It has been another tense day in the Kingdom.
Al-Eker village has been under a state of near-siege since late Thursday night after a policeman died there. Throughout Friday, there were reports of house raids, arrests and violence by security forces --- including shooting into properties --- while human rights defenders were prevented from entering Al-Eker by police. Today, citizens are reportedly still being prevented from entering or leaving the village.