(4 Jan 2016) Shiite Muslims in Bahrain took to the streets for a third day on Monday, following Saturday's execution by Saudi Arabia of prominent Shiite cleric.
In some areas masked Bahraini youths burned tyres in protest, and blocked village streets to prevent police extinguishing the fires.
In others, riot police in vehicles and on foot patrolled the streets, making it difficult for protesters to gather in large numbers.
Small groups of women carrying signs and pictures of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr chanted slogans against the allied ruling Al Saud and Al Khalifa families of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.
Unlike the past two days of demonstrations in the largely Shiite neighbourhoods of Daih and Jidhafs, a heavy police presence prevented large numbers of protesters from attempting a march.
Saudi Arabia announced on Saturday it had executed 47 people, including Shiite cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.
Al-Nimr was a central figure in protests by Saudi Arabia's Shiite minority, many of whom live in the country's Eastern Province - just a short drive over a causeway to Bahrain.
Before his arrest in 2012, al-Nimr also voiced support for Bahrain's uprising led by the country's Shiite majority against the Sunni ruling family that is closely allied with Riyadh.
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