Bahraini protesters clash with police over raid on cleric’s home
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LONDON (Reuters) - Hundreds of Bahraini Shi'ite Muslims angered by a raid last week on a top cleric's home clashed with police on Friday, while thousands more gathered in the cleric's village for a peaceful sit-in against their Sunni-led government. The raid by security forces on the home of Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassim on May 17 infuriated the opposition and drew condemnation from neighbouring Shi'ite power Iran. Bahrain, home to the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, has been in turmoil since Read more [...]