Mourners bury policeman in Bahrain as peaceful protest marks third anniversary of failed uprising

Mourners bury policeman in Bahrain as peaceful protest marks third anniversary of failed uprising

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)br br STORY: Thousands of mourners attended the funeral procession on Saturday of a policemen who died of his wounds after a bomb blast late on Friday. The bomb exploded in Dair, north east of capital Manama, while police were on duty to control anti-government protesters. A second police officer is believed to have been seriously injured in the blast.br br Meanwhile, 3 policemen were injured in separate blast on Friday that exploded from beneath a parked police bus. Police have arrested 26 people since Thursday (February 13) on suspicion of rioting and vandalism.br br In contrast to recent unrest, tens of thousands of Bahrainis joined a peaceful demonstration along the Budaiya Highway on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of an abortive pro-democracy uprising led by majority Shi'ite Muslims. The Budaiya Highway links the capital Manama to the northwestern town of Budaiya.


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