Protesters put on masks as riot police fire tear gas canisters at them during clashes in the village of Shakhoora, west of Manama, August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahraini police fired teargas and birdshot to disperse scattered protests across the country on Wednesday, as Shi'ite Muslims responded to a call by online activists for pro-democracy demonstrations.
The main opposition group said around 60 rallies were held in 40 locations, in an upsurge of a two-and-a-half-year-old campaign to push the Sunni Muslim ruling family for more democracy in the Shi'ite-majority nation of 1.25 million people.
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