An 18-year-old protester died today from injuries sustained during a police raid to suppress protests against the Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix.
According to the Bahrain Interior Ministry, the young man fell from the roof of a building in the town of Shahrakan when police broke into his home to arrest him, as he was wanted after being sentenced to five years in prison in absentia.
The deceased, identified as Ali Abdulgani, was admitted to the hospital and spent four days in a coma until today he succumbed to his injuries.
This incident occurred within the framework of an intensification of police raids to prevent opposition protesters from obstructing the Formula One race, held last Sunday.
The opposition party Al Wafa reported in a statement that in recent weeks at least 50 houses have been searched and a hundred people have been arrested, figures similar to those documented by the Bahrain Center for Human Rights.
Abdulgani is the second protester to be killed in Bahrain in four years as a result of police crackdown on protests against Formula One.
In April 2012, Salah Abas Musa, 36, was found dead on a rooftop after being shot by police trying to prevent demonstrations in the town of Abu Seba.
Bahrain has been the scene since February 2011 of demonstrations in favor of democratic reforms, led by the Shiite majority against the ruling Sunni monarchy.
The Bahraini opposition has always criticized the holding of the Formula One Grand Prix and advocated for its suspension in protest of human rights violations in the kingdom.
In April 2014, coinciding with the day of the race, a device placed in a vehicle exploded in a tourist area of Manama without causing any casualties. EFE
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