18.02.2011 - 19:31 [ Al Jazeera ]

Bullets and tear gas in Bahrain

As we attempted to walk towards the roundabout a second time, the police shot rubber bullets in our direction without warning. The cylindrical objects came flying at us from medium range about 15 at a time. We ducked to the side just in time so as not to get hit. We then decided to stay where we were.

The children showed me tear gas canisters and rubber bullet casings strewn across the ground. As we chatted, with women and children still present, one of the police officers approached us without warning and fired several tear gas rounds in the spot where we stood before running back