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Bahrain crackdown: Protests, gatherings banned amid escalating violence

Bahrain's interior ministry has banned all protests and public gatherings, citing violence between demonstrators and police.

Bahrain: Bomb blasts in capital Manama kill two foreign workers

Explosions from five home-made bombs killed two street cleaners, said to be Asian, and seriously injured another worker.

UN sends team to Bahrain amid rights concerns

Visit comes as Bahrain's reform pledge hits one-year mark.

A Bahraini Shiite protester is detained by riot police during an anti-government demonstration in the centre of the capital Manama on September 21, 2012.

MOHAMMED AL-SHAIKH

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