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STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- There are tanks and riot police in Manama, but no protesters, a blogger says
- “The current situation is devastating,” an opposition figure says
- Amnesty International says eight people have died in recent clashes
Manama, Bahrain (CNN) — Many streets of Manama were quiet Friday morning, days after the Bahrani government cracked down on protesters.
The highway that leads to the city’s Pearl Roundabout, which was clogged with protesters and security forces days earlier, was clear Friday.
It was unclear whether protesters were going to be back on streets Friday.
But at least one person in Manama doubted there would be any protests.
“Authorities made it very clear that there will use brute force against any protests ,” said a 28-year-old blogger in Manama, who did not want to be named because of fears of retribution.
“Everybody is waiting on Friday noon prayers, the area is surrounded by tanks and riot police.”
A leading opposition figure in Bahrain and international human rights officials urged the Bahrani government to halt violence against its citizens.
“The current situation is devastating,” said Khalil Almarzooq, who resigned as the country’s first deputy speaker and joined protests against the government.
Amnesty International on Thursday accused Bahrain of using shotguns, tear gas and rubber bullets to subdue protesters, joining a growing chorus of concerns over the crackdown.
Security forces have used “excessive force,” leading to the killing of eight people in recent violence, Amnesty said in a report.
U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay “is deeply alarmed by the escalation of violence by security forces in Bahrain,” a statement from her office said Thursday.
CNN’s Leone Lakhani and Lateef Mungin contributed to this report.
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