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Sat 11 Mar, 6:42 AM
As engines roared at the nearby formula one circuit, a protest turned violent in Bahrain.
;Armed with tear gas and batons, riot police battled with the group of nearly 200 in Manama, where Formula One billboards were set on fire and twenty people were hospitalised.

A Shiite opposition group issued a statement explaining that the protest had been staged because of the likely publicity surrounding the F1 race.





Sat 11 Mar, 8:09 AM

The first race weekend of the Formula One season was greeted with a riot in Bahrain.
More than a hundred protesters clashed with police last night as they attempted to take advantage of Formula One's presence to highlight the imprisonment of a Muslim cleric.

Tear gas was fired into the crowd on the outskirts of the Bahraini capital Manama by riot police and soldiers. A handful of injuries were reported. Formula One's season-opener takes place in Bahrain for the first time this year while its traditional home, Melbourne, is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games

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