Bahraini authorities use the shotgun to protect Formula One

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) -Thousands of people demonstrated yesterday (18 April) in many areas (areas:Sitra, Ma’ameer, Tubli, A’ali, Hamad Town, Karzakan, Sar, Juffair, Karranah, Aboqowa, Sanabis, Bilad Alqadeem, Manama, Mahooz and AlDair)

The demonstrators demanded an end to Formula One in Bahrain and the release of a prominent human rights activistAbdul Hadi al-Khawaja.

Riot police used the shotgun extensively to suppress the demonstrators, and according to the BYSHR “at least 40 demonstrators were treated in different areas and has not been transferred to hospitals for fear of arrest and ill-treatment”