Bahrainis hold demo against bombing in Shia mosque

Bahraini Shia protestors are seen standing amid tear gas smoke during clashes with riot police on May 23, 2015 in the northern village of Jidhafs, following a protest in solidarity with the victims of a Shia mosque in the Saudi city of Qatif. (AFP)

Bahraini regime forces attack anti-government protesters, holding a demo against the recent massacre of their fellow Shia Muslims in a bombing attack at a mosque in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province.

Dozens of Bahraini  demonstrators took to the streets of the Persian Gulf country on Saturday to denounce the blast, which occurred in Saudi Arabia’s Qatif region on Friday, killing at least 21 people and wounding nearly 100 others.

Bahraini protesters are seen shouting slogans during a demonstration in solidarity with the victims of an earlier bombing in a Shia mosque in the Saudi city of Qatif, on May 23, 2015 in the northern village of Jidhafs. (AFP)

The Shia mourners chanted slogans against the ISIL Takfiri militants  over the deadly terrorist attack.

According to  rights activists, Saudi-backed Bahraini forces fired tear gas to disperse the crowd, injuring a number of the demonstrators.

Bahraini  protesters are seen running for cover after the riot police fires tear gas during clashes on May 23, 2015 in the northern village of Jidhafs. (AFP)

The killing of Saudi Shias has caused an international outrage, with rights groups and regional countries expressing concerns over the ongoing violence.

Since mid-February 2011, thousands of anti-regime protesters have held numerous demonstrations on the streets of Bahrain, demanding political and democratic rights for the Shia majority who have been marginalized by the Saudi-backed regime for decades.

A Bahraini Shia woman clashes with riot policemen on May 23, 2015 in the northern village of Jidhafs. (AFP)

The country has been a scene of an ongoing suppression of anti-regime protesters, who also call for the Al Khalifa family to relinquish power.

Scores of Bahrainis have been killed and hundreds of others injured and detained in the ongoing crackdown on peaceful demonstrations.

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