Demonstrators demand employment in Bahrain

Published June 19th, 2005 - 02:50 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

in a rare incident, a Bahraini group of people on Sunday violated the kingdom's laws by gathering in a prohibited area in the surrounding of the Royal Court, demanding employment. "A ban on such gatherings has been made clear in a previous statement which stressed that such gatherings conflict with article 178 of 1976 penal law", an official Bahraini source was quoted as saying. After a violent clash with the police some protestors were arrested.

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