03-16-2011, 01:03 AM
[url="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12745608"]Bahrain king declares state of emergency after protests[/url]
Quote:Abdul', a doctor, says hundreds have been injured and ambulances seized by troops
The king of Bahrain has declared a three-month state of emergency, state TV reports, following weeks of pro-democracy protests in the kingdom.
It comes a day after troops from neighbouring Gulf states were sent to Bahrain to help deal with the unrest.
Protesters have blocked all roads leading to the capital's financial centre, the scene of clashes on Sunday that left more than 200 people wounded.
At least two people have been killed in Tuesday's clashes, reports say.
One is reported to be a member of the Bahraini security forces killed in clashes with thousands of protesters in Maamee, state television and the information ministry said.
Another Bahraini was also killed in clashes in nearby Sitra, reports said.
The paramedics were kicked out, and they took the ambulances. They went everywhere in them and they were shooting peopleââ¬Â
Bahraini doctor
A Bahraini doctor who was at the accident and emergency department at one hospital told the BBC that there were "many, many casualties".