Bahrain Mirror: The local Bahraini Al-Wasat newspaper said that the island of Sitra witnessed on Friday (January 8, 2016) clashes between protesters and security forces. Bahraini men and women participated in a demonstration marching through the streets of Sitra before clashes erupted as regime forces cracked down on the protest and fired tear gas to disperse the crowds.

The newspaper further stressed that "the clashes which Sitra witnessed yesterday left several injuries caused by shotgun pellets," fired by police at protestors.

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