Bahraini protesters attending the funeral of a man killed as a result of tear gas last week were attacked by police in the country for a second consecutive day, leaving an unknown number of people injured, reports from the country said. According to Press TV, one protester was killed, but Bikyamasr.com could not confirm the claim. Tens of thousands of people marched in the country chanting anti-regime slogans during the funeral procession of Seyyed Jawad Ahmed Hashim Marhoon in Sitra, southwest of the capital, Manama, who reportedly died as a result of tear gas inhalation. Shortly after the burial, the mourners were attacked by the police.. The country's ministry of interior said it dealt with a “group of vandals who blocked streets following the funeral march.” Clashes had broken out since late Thursday, ahead of Marhoon's funeral. Violence was reported in most Shiite villages across the small Gulf island, including some on the outskirts of Manama, where anti-riot police moved in. Thick clouds of tear gas, rubber pellets and stones covered many of the streets as police clashed with angry protesters. Parts of the capital also saw limited clashes, but the heaviest were in Sitra. Marhoon died in a hospital after being admitted to the intensive care upon arrival. BM
