Police crack down on Bahrain ‘day of rage’

Clashes have erupted on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital, Manama, as security forces seek to prevent protesters gathering for a widely publicised “day of rage” against the regime.

Riot police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to break up a noisy but peaceful 10-minute demonstration by hundreds of mostly young people in Duraz, a shia village on the edge of Manama. The youths then engaged in running battles with phalanxes of security personnel.