Thousands of Bahrainis are holding a third day of anti-government demonstrations in the capital, Manama, where many of them joined a funeral for a second protester shot dead by police the day before.
At least 2,000 mostly Shi'ite activists occupied Manama's Pearl Square Wednesday, after setting up a tent camp Tuesday and spending a first night in the open. The protest site mirrors the occupation of a Cairo square by Egyptian activists who ousted their president last week after an 18-day uprising.
The Bahraini protesters joined a funeral procession for a Shi'ite man shot by police Tuesday, when mourners gathered in Manama for the funeral of another Shi'ite protester killed in clashes with police the previous day.
Many of the protesters in Pearl Square are vowing to stay until they achieve their goals. Some are calling for the ouster of the minority Sunni dynasty that rules the Gulf island state, while others demand the immediate resignation of longtime Bahraini Prime Minister Sheik Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa.
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