Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Bahrain
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Witnesses in Bahrain say riot police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters trying to reach a heavily guarded site that was once the hub of their uprising.
The demonstrators marched toward Pearl Square in Bahrain's capital Manama on Friday after a funeral procession for a protester who died in custody. The government says the man died of a blood disease.
The witnesses spoke on condition of anonymity fearing for their own safety.
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Demonstrators hurled firebombs and rocks at troops about 700 yards from Pearl Square, where crowds gathered in February 2011 as the Arab Spring-inspired uprising erupted in the Gulf nation.
Bahrain's majority Shiites seek greater rights in the Sunni-ruled kingdom. At least 50 people have died in nearly 20 months of unrest.