Clashes between pro-reform protesters and police continued Sunday after two deaths prompted protesters to once again organize a sit-it along a main road, dpa reported.
The latest round of clashes saw police attacking hundreds of protesters participating in the sit-in after gaining control of two roundabouts and a section of a highway that runs alongside several Shiite villages.
Protesters had been attempting the sit-in since Thursday, with limited success.
The area of the protests, which is predominately Shiite and runs alongside Budaiya highway, had seen back-to-back funerals of people who protesters say died because of police actions.
Ali Ahmed Radhi al-Qassab, 22, was killed Thursday around the time the sit-in efforts started, after he was hit by a car while running across a busy highway. Protesters allege that al-Qassab, who is active in protests, was being chased by police.
Authorities deny the charges.
On Sunday, protesters buried Abid-Ali al-Mowali. Protesters allege that al-Mowali died in hospital after large amounts of tear gas had been fired near his home as police reacted to protests. Authorities say he died of illness.
Western officials have called for restraint from both sides.
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