This Article is From Apr 21, 2012

Bahrain Grand Prix protests: Man found dead after night clashes with police

Manama: A Bahraini man was found dead on Saturday after clashes with riot police in the village of Shakhoura, one day before Bahrain's Formula One Grand Prix race, opposition party Wefaq said in a statement.

It named the man as Salah Abbas Habib and said the body of the man, in his 30s, was found on the roof of a building. Wefaq said Habib was part of a group who were beaten by police during the clashes, which happened late on Friday night. A government official declined to comment.

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