Bahrain crushes protest camp, locks down capital

Manama, Bahrain - Soldiers and tanks sealed off the capital of this small Gulf kingdom after the riot police swinging clubs and tear gas struck demonstrators, many of them sleep in an attack before the Dawn on Thursday that uprooted their camp protest demanding political change. Medical officials said four people were killed.Hours after the attack on Pearl Manama's main square, the army announced that the ban on gatherings, told state television that it was "essential elements" of capital control.After several days of detention, the leaders of the island nation of repression unleashed a strong Sunni, trying to eliminate the confusion first against the government for the Arab States of the Gulf since the uprising in Tunisia and Egypt. In the surprise attack, the police demolished the tents of the demonstrators, beating men and women inside and cleaning spray of shotgun pellets.It was a sign of the depth of the Sunni monarchy - and other Arab regimes in the Gulf - fear of the repercussions of a long wave of protests, led by members of the Shiite majority in the country, but also joined by a growing number of Sunni discontented.