Friday, March 4, 2011

Bahrain opposition leader calls Sunni-Shia harmony

MANAMA: A Bahraini opposition leader called the Shia for Sunni-Shia harmony on Friday as protesters marched Thousands of in Manama, a day after residents of a town south of the capital Reported sectarian clashes.

"I Will Consider Any attack against anyone in this country as an attack against us," Sheikh Ali Salman, the head of the Islamic National Accord Association (INAA), the main Shia Political Formation, Told Thousands of demonstrators marching on the King Faisal Corniche in Manama.

Shias Should Guarantee the safety of every Sunni family, and Sunnis Should do the Same for the Shias, Salman said.

The demonstrators massed at the compound Where The tiny Gulf kingdom's foreign ministry is located and marched along the Corniche Toward Pearl Square.

The Square, M demonstrators Keep Vigil in Hundreds of tents, has Become the Epicentre of protests That Began on February 14 against the Shia-Sunni Majority country's dynasty, Which has Ruled for over 200 years.

"The People Want to topple the government!" chanted the protesters, in a variation is Their usual refrain of the "the People Want to topple the Regime."

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