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Bahrain's foreign minister defended a crackdown on protesters, saying the decision to dislodge thousands of people in the capital had pulled the country back from the "brink of sectarian abyss."

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Bahrain's foreign minister said the decision to use anti-riot police to dislodge protesters in the capital had pulled the country back from the "brink of sectarian abyss." Police used tear gas and clubs as they stormed Pearl Square. Troops and tanks then appeared on the streets for the first time since the uprising began.

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Witnesses said the assault on a makeshift opposition camp in the capital came early Thursday with little warning. Anti-riot police used tear gas and clubs as they stormed Pearl Square.

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NPR's Peter Kenyon says Bahrainis' grief is "turning to anger very rapidly" after riot police armed with clubs and shotguns charged into Manama's main square Wednesday. Protesters are now calling for a toppling of the regime.

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