Town Hamad (Bahrain), March 4 (Reuters) - Several people were injured in clashes between Sunni minority and Shiite majority in the central town of Bahrain on Friday in the first acts of sectarian violence since the Protests erupted two weeks ago in the kingdom, which is governed by a Sunni family.
Accounts varied on the cause of the outbreak of the clashes, then he hesitated he was a family dispute or a traffic accident, or both, but the government said that the cause of the conflict "simple."
One resident said "There were about a hundred people." And helicopters hovered in the air and ambulances rushed to the scene. Residents said the youths who were armed with sticks and batons fled the area.
The kingdom has witnessed tension since the protesters were mostly from the Shi'ite majority in the country to the streets to demand democratic reforms in the country which is governed by a year.
Seven people were killed after the army and the police tried to disperse the protesters when the protests began two weeks ago but there were no other acts of violence since then, with the government ordered police and military forces off the streets after international pressure and promised to start talks.
The clashes that took place today, hours after the Bahraini opposition groups ready to start a dialogue with the government without preconditions, but sent a letter to the crown prince in which she said she wants the Government and the new constitution.
Residents said Hamad, a group of Shiites clashed with a group of Sunni Bahrainis of Syrian descent. And half the population of Bahrain's 1.2 million people from the indigenous population.
Residents said the clashes stopped with the arrival of the police force, fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. The confrontation took place at a later time between riot police and groups of Shiites flocked to the region coming from other regions in Bahrain.
A witness told Reuters: "The man fell and passed a large group of siege. There are groups carrying batons everywhere but the clashes had largely ceased."
Said Ibrahim Matar, a member team of the Assembly of the National Accord Shiite opposition gathers information about the violence in Bahrain is estimated that the number of injured at about six.
The Interior Ministry said that the control of the situation in the clashes today took about two hours with the assistance of local politicians and senior officials pacified the population.
The Minister of Interior Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said in a statement that the cause of squabbling, simple and occurred among a small group but the pace of information flow and interaction of people forcing police to intervene.
The media said that the pro-government clashes erupted after a car accident. He called all his relatives to come by.
Matar said he had heard many stories of what happened and that there may be a dispute between families in this area for some reason, non-sectarian.
Accounts varied on the cause of the outbreak of the clashes, then he hesitated he was a family dispute or a traffic accident, or both, but the government said that the cause of the conflict "simple."
One resident said "There were about a hundred people." And helicopters hovered in the air and ambulances rushed to the scene. Residents said the youths who were armed with sticks and batons fled the area.
The kingdom has witnessed tension since the protesters were mostly from the Shi'ite majority in the country to the streets to demand democratic reforms in the country which is governed by a year.
Seven people were killed after the army and the police tried to disperse the protesters when the protests began two weeks ago but there were no other acts of violence since then, with the government ordered police and military forces off the streets after international pressure and promised to start talks.
The clashes that took place today, hours after the Bahraini opposition groups ready to start a dialogue with the government without preconditions, but sent a letter to the crown prince in which she said she wants the Government and the new constitution.
Residents said Hamad, a group of Shiites clashed with a group of Sunni Bahrainis of Syrian descent. And half the population of Bahrain's 1.2 million people from the indigenous population.
Residents said the clashes stopped with the arrival of the police force, fired tear gas to disperse the crowds. The confrontation took place at a later time between riot police and groups of Shiites flocked to the region coming from other regions in Bahrain.
A witness told Reuters: "The man fell and passed a large group of siege. There are groups carrying batons everywhere but the clashes had largely ceased."
Said Ibrahim Matar, a member team of the Assembly of the National Accord Shiite opposition gathers information about the violence in Bahrain is estimated that the number of injured at about six.
The Interior Ministry said that the control of the situation in the clashes today took about two hours with the assistance of local politicians and senior officials pacified the population.
The Minister of Interior Sheikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa said in a statement that the cause of squabbling, simple and occurred among a small group but the pace of information flow and interaction of people forcing police to intervene.
The media said that the pro-government clashes erupted after a car accident. He called all his relatives to come by.
Matar said he had heard many stories of what happened and that there may be a dispute between families in this area for some reason, non-sectarian.
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