Security forces, it seems, are the same wherever you go. From Oakland to Istanbul to Manama, anti-government protests of the last few years look eerily similar.
Police fired tear gas at students and other groups who threw Molotov cocktails and took to the streets after lawmakers took steps to increase the price of subsidized gasoline.
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