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04-20-2012, 10:19 PM
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Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead as protests flare
Bahrain Grand Prix to go ahead as protests flare
04-20-2012 06:39 PM  MANAMA (Reuters) - Bahrain was under tight security on Saturday after violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters overshadowed this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix race meeting in the Gulf state. The protesters, mostly from the majority Shi'ite Muslim community, blame the Sunni ruling elite for shutting them out of opportunities, jobs and housing, and are keenly aware of the attention the motor race has focused on Bahrain, which in 2004 became the first country in the region to host Formula One. ...More... 
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