MSNBC: "Bahrain forces fire on protesters; 50 injured"

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MANAMA, Bahrain — Soldiers opened fire Friday on thousands of protesters defying a government ban and streaming toward the landmark square that had been the symbolic center of the uprising to break the political grip of the Gulf nation's leaders.

Officials at the main Salmaniya hospital said at least 50 people were injured, some with gunshot wounds. Some doctors and medics on emergency medical teams were in tears as they tended to the wounded. X-rays showed bullets still lodged inside victims.

"This is a war," said Dr. Bassem Deif, an orthopedic surgeon examining people with bullet-shattered bones.

Former Shiite lawmaker Jalal Firooz blamed Bahraini troops, adding "There are many casualties, some are critical."

At least four people had been killed, CNN reported.



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41659383/ns/world_news-mideastn_africa/?GT1=43001

[AKDavy]

1. We're crossing a threshold

Sheep shedding their fleeces and growing fangs to become lions.

Let it spread.