Bahraini Police Kills One Person Attending Funeral of Monday’s Killing

Thousands of people are marching in the streets, demanding the removal of the regime - police fired tear gas and bird shot, using excessive force

Riot police in Bahrain have shot dead at least one person and wounded several other protesters holding a funeral service for a man killed during protests in the kingdom a day earlier.

Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa said Tuesday in a televised address that he was sorry for the deaths of two demonstrators and announced a ministerial probe. "Everyone should know that I have assigned Deputy Prime Minister Jawad al-Orayedh to form a special committee to find out the reasons that led to such regrettable events," he said.

Fadhel Ali Almatrook was hit with bird-shotgun in the capital, Manama, on Tuesday morning.

The killing comes a day after thousands came out to streets in a 'Day of Rage' to protest the regime. Msheymah Ali died in the hospital early on Tuesday after he was wounded on Monday. The interior ministry announced the death of a protester "due to his wounds" and opened an inquiry into whether police resorted to "unjustified use of arms" in dispersing the protest in Diya village.

Thousands of people are marching in the streets, demanding the removal of the regime - police fired tear gas and bird shot, using excessive force – injuring people.

A 22-year-old protester was killed on Monday of bullet wounds in his back in the village of Daih, a suburb of Manama and three others were in critical condition in hospital.

The news of the protester's death prompted activists to call for a vast participation at his funeral and to urge Bahrainis to escalate the pro-democracy protests.

Activists, inspired by revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, dubbed Monday "the Day of Rage" to express disappointment at the political reforms of the past decade, which have failed to bring prosperity and real change.

Since late Sunday, Bahrain's security forces have been patrolling shopping centers and other locations to monitor people's movements amid calls by opposition groups for pro-democracy protests.