Bahrain Routs Protesters from Pearl Square

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Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

Manama, Bahrain, March 16
Troops from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) gather on Pearl Square as part of an operation to remove protesters who had been occupying the central roundabout for several weeks.

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