The third anniversary of the Bahraini anti-government protests has seen clashes between demonstrators and security forces.
Troops attacked protestors with birdshot and teargas, with several left wounded.
Amnesty International on Thursday condemned Bahrain's "relentless repression" of dissent and said it feared a violent crackdown.
A bomb went off near the village of Dair, injuring several police men of which one later died.
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