{"id":3416,"date":"2011-10-07T06:52:02","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T13:52:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3416"},"modified":"2011-10-07T08:08:33","modified_gmt":"2011-10-07T15:08:33","slug":"bahrain-interior-ministry-heart-failure-not-gunshot-killed-young-ahmed-al-jaber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crookedbough.com\/?p=3416","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain Interior Ministry, “Heart Failure not Gunshot” killed young Ahmed al-Jaber"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain announces investigation into death of teen protester<\/strong>
\nBy the CNN Wire Staff – Fri October 7, 2011<\/p>\n

(CNN) — Bahraini authorities opened an investigation Friday into the death of a 16-year-old anti-government protester after conflicting reports emerged about how he died.<\/p>\n

The Interior Ministry said hospital workers reported the teen died Thursday of heart failure, while a forensic autopsy report by the attorney general found he died of a gunshot wound, according to an official statement released to Bahrain’s state-run news agency.<\/p>\n

Gunshot Ahmed al-Jaber before AG Forensic Autopsy<\/strong>
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\nNote the larger Balistic Penetration in Center Chest. Buckshot wounds? “Custom load” of birdshot laced with buckshot?<\/span><\/p>\n

“An immediate investigation has been issued on the impact of the death of Ahmed al-Jaber to determine the circumstances of death,” the statement said.<\/p>\n

Opposition groups al-Wefaq and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights say he was killed by security forces,<\/p>\n

Al-Wefaq, the country’s largest opposition party, and the Bahrain Center for Human Rights said the teen, whom they identified as Ahmed Jaber al-Qatan, was was killed during a demonstration in the capital city of Manama.<\/p>\n

Protests have lingered in Bahrain for months despite a crackdown by the kingdom’s Sunni monarchy, backed by troops from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n

More than 30 people have been killed during the demonstrations, in which activists say Bahraini security forces used live ammunition against protesters.<\/p>\n

Opposition groups say more than 1,000 people — mainly Shiites — have been detained and more than 2,000 have lost their jobs for allegedly taking part in the protests. …more<\/a><\/p>\n

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