Thousands Attend Funeral of Bahraini Protester Killed after Inhaling Tear Gas (+Video)
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Thousands of Bahraini citizens marched alongside the funeral procession held for a young protester who died after inhaling tear gas fired by Bahraini security forces during anti-regime protests on Saturday.
Ibrahim al-Miqdad was among those venting anger over the Al Khalifa regime’s execution of two activists on alleged terror charges.
He died Sunday at a hospital after being found unconscious on the street shortly after protests against the executions Saturday,
The protest rallies also turned violent on Sunday after security forces fired tear gas in a western suburb of the capital, Manama.
The marchers passed the casket by hand through the capital Manama before burying the man’s body.
Nationwide protests erupted after the regime executed Ali al-Arab and Ahmad al-Malali on charges of allegedly possessing firearms and killing a police officer.
