The violent clashes followed calls by opposition group the Feb 14 Youth Movement on social networking sites for 'three days of rage' to coincide with the kingdom's controversial hosting of motor racing's premier event.
Hundreds of protesters gathered at the entrances to Shi'ite villages around Manama shouting anti-government slogans such as: 'The people want the fall of the regime,' and 'Down Hamad,' in reference to Bahrain's king.
The security forces fired tear gas to disperse the protesters, who responded by hurling petrol bombs, the witnesses said. 'The village of Sanabes (near Manama) saw the most violent clashes,' said one witness, Mohamed Jassem, adding that the police had fired buckshot cartridges, wounding a number of people.
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