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Bahrainis hold mass rallies condemning revoking Shia cleric's citizenship

Tuesday, 21 June 2016 4:22 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 21 June 2016 4:22 AM ]

Bahraini demonstrators attend a protest against the revocation of the citizenship of top Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim, on June 20, 2016 near Ayatollah Qassim's house in the village of Diraz, west of Manama.

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