Bahrain clashes show divides over proposed talks

Published January 24, 2013 2:48pm ET



MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Riot police in Bahrain fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government protesters whose chants included calls to reject proposed talks aimed at easing nearly two years of unrest in the Gulf nation.

Thursday’s clashes were relatively small, with several hundred protesters demonstrating near Sitra, south of the capital Manama. But they highlight the divides among Bahrain’s Shiite-led opposition over whether to accept the Sunni monarchy’s offers for dialogue.

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