: Bahraini police opened fire on Tuesday on a protest by supporters of a top Shi’ite cleric, with at least one demonstrator reported dead in the unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.
The Britain-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy (BIRD) announced the "tragic death of a peaceful protester in the crackdown" in Diraz, the scene of a long- running sit-in outside the home of cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.
Eyewitnesses told multiple civilians were wounded when police opened fire at demonstrators throwing stones and Molotov cocktails at security forces. Police arrested several people wanted by the authorities, the interior ministry said.
Qassim is considered the spiritual leader of Bahrain's majority Shi’ite community.
The kingdom has been rocked by unrest since 2011, when local authorities backed by a Saudi military force crushed Shi’ite-led protests demanding a constitutional monarchy and an elected Prime Minister.