Demonstrations break out in Bahrain against the backdrop of a mass trial of Shiite clerics.
Widespread demonstrations broke out in Bahrain against the government's decision to prosecute dozens of Shiite clerics. The US has issued security alerts in the country. Earlier, a court in Bahrain was supposed to issue verdicts for 69 defendants, including 60 clerics. They face charges of membership in a terrorist group, attempting to overthrow the "constitutional regime" and promoting Iran's political ideology. This is supposed to be the largest mass trial of Shiite clerics in the country's history.