DUBAI (Reuters) - Organisers of the Bahrain Grand Prix, a glitzy showcase for the Gulf island kingdom, insist it will go ahead this month despite political unrest, bitter sectarian divisions and street violence.
Last year's Formula One race was cancelled amid a harsh government crackdown on protests. Opposition activists calling for democratic reform want it called off again, condemning the glamorous big-money international event as a "tool of repression".
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