Bahrain in Video and Pictures: The Security Forces Move Quickly

Minutes before the attack at Pearl Roundabout --- Morning Prayers:

From Tuesday --- police beating a man:

Claimed footage of police shooting protester --- the exact location is unknown:

Police advance from the south on Pearl Roundabout:

Gulf Cooperation Council troops in a Bahraini village:

Protesters at Pearl Roundabout as police move in and smoke rises:

Pearl Roundabout this morning:

Police at Sulaimaniyah Hospital greet troops (Bahraini? Saudi?) in armoured personnel carrier and bus:

Sulaimaniyah Hospital in Manama cut off by security forces:

Police stand by a disabled ambulance --- note the flat tyre:

The capital Manama is swathed in smoke from fires at Pearl Roundabout, after protesters were dispersed:

Medics gaze at the scene beyond barriers --- reports this morning indicate medical staff are not being allowed to reach the injured:

Pearl Roundabout in the capital Manama, after security forces cleared out protesters with tear gas --- the fires are tents and gas canisters set alight as the demonstrators fled

A tank blocks the road: