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Police, students clash in Bahrain after raid

Police in Bahrain's capital have raided a boys' high school and fired tear gas in clashes with students angry over a fellow student's arrest the day before.

FP Archives|Apr 16, 2013, 15:28:45 IST

Manama: Police in Bahrain's capital have raided a boys' high school and fired tear gas in clashes with students angry over a fellow student's arrest the day before.Tuesday's violence comes as the Gulf nation boosted security in preparation for next week's Formula One race.[caption id="attachment_703024" align="alignleft" width="380"] A Bahraini boy and his father react to tear gas fired by riot police to disperse anti-government protesters in Manama. AP[/caption]Police are clashing with students at the school, located close to the US Embassy in a residential southern district of Manama full of parks and nurseries.Mohamed Jaber, a father of one of the students, says he came to pick up his son but police told him and other parents to leave.On Monday, police arrested 17-year-old student Hassan Humidan at the school.Bahrain has been wracked by more than two years of unrest between the Sunni-led government and majority Shiites seeking a greater political voice.Associated Press

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