Protesters took to the streets in predominantly Shiite areas of Bahrain and set tires alight along a major highway Saturday to mark the fourth anniversary of widespread protests calling for reform in the tiny island nation.
The demonstrations commemorate the start of Arab Spring-inspired protests on Feb. 14, 2011, dominated by the country’s Shiite majority that sought greater political rights from the Western-allied Sunni monarchy.
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Associated Press writer Adam Schreck in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, contributed to this report.
