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  Syria (and Beyond) LiveBlog: The Catchphrase of "Many Dead"
 Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 17:10 |
Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 17:10 |      Scott Lucas in
Scott Lucas in   Africa,
Africa,   EA Global,
EA Global,   EA Middle East and Turkey,
EA Middle East and Turkey,   Middle East and Iran
Middle East and Iran  2329 GMT: Two important visual pieces of evidence from Bahrain. The first, too graphic to post here, is a picture of the body of young Ali Al Qassab, who was reportedly killed earlier when he was run over. Activists claim he was run over by a police jeep, the government tells a different story.
The second piece of evidence is a video, reportedly taken today, that claims to show a police jeep accelerating towards a group of protesters who are near the side of the road. We've seen many videos like these in the past, and have already posted another video that shows a near-miss between a police vehicle and a pedestrian (see video at 1918):







