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At least one person has reportedly been killed and several others injured after riot police in Bahrain opened fire at protesters holding a funeral service for a man killed during protests in the kingdom a day earlier, reports Al Jazeera English.
Fadhel Ali Almatrook was hit with a bird-shotgun in the capital, Manama, on Tuesday morning, Maryam Alkhawaja, head of foreign relations at the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, told Al Jazeera.
“This morning the protesters were walking from the hospital to the cemetery and they got attacked by the riot police,” Alkhawaja said.
“Thousands of people are marching in the streets, demanding the removal of the regime – police fired tear gas and bird shot, using excessive force – that is why people got hurt.”
At least 25 people were reported to have been treated for injuries in hospital. Al Jazeera’s correspondent in Bahrain, who we cannot name for his own safety, said that police were taking a very heavy handed approach to the protesters.
“Police fired on the protesters this morning, but they showed very strong resistance,” our correspondent said.
“It seems like the funeral procession was allowed to continue, but police are playing a cat-and-mouse game with the protesters.”
The incident comes a day after demonstrators observed a ‘Day of Rage’, apparently after being inspired by the recent uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia.