Bahraini protesters marking the third anniversary of the country's uprising in the capital city of Manama and surrounding villages were met by security forces on 14 February 2014 with tear gas, birdshot and arrests.
An anti-government protester waves a Bahraini flag in the village of Jidhafs, west of Manama on 14 February 2014, REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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