Bahraini protester died of birdshot wounds-relative

A Bahraini protester is dead from birdshot wounds to the chest and abdomen and badly beaten, says brother

A Bahraini protester found dead on a rooftop after clashes with police during the Formula One Grand Prix at the weekend was apparently killed by birdshot rounds and his body had several bruises, his brother said on Monday.
Habib, 36, is due to be buried later on Monday and his funeral could spark more rioting.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said it was launching an investigation into the death of Habib, whose body was found after clashes between police and protesters in which youths hurled petrol bombs and police fired tear gas and birdshot.
Habib's body was retrieved by his family on Monday and a coroner's report said he had died from birdshot to the chest and abdomen, his brother told Reuters.
"We just got the body back now. He had birdshot wounds in his chest and abdomen," Hussein Abbas Habib said by telephone from Manama, adding that his brother was also badly beaten on his hands, back and legs.
Bahrain, led by the Al Khalifa family, has been in turmoil since pro-democracy protests that erupted last year, which were put down in March 2011 with the help of fellow Gulf states, including Saudi Arabia.
Habib took part in overnight protests on Friday but had to flee after riot police with batons, tear gas, sound bombs and guns firing birdshot arrived to disperse demonstrators and came after him, his brother said.
He went to hide on the roof of a building, said the brother, citing witnesses. He was found dead soon after that.
Mohammed al-Maskati of the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights told Reuters that witnesses said Habib was hit while running away from police.