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US objects to 'excessive force' in Bahrain

By REUTERS

MARCH 16, 2011 18:21

WASHINGTON - The United States on Wednesday objected to what it called "excessive force and violence" used against protesters in Bahrain and said it had communicated its concerns directly to Bahrain's government.

"We object to excessive force and violence against demonstrators; we raised our concerns directly today to Bahrain," the State Department said in a message on Twitter.

"We continue to believe the solution is credible political reform, not security crackdowns that threaten to exacerbate the situation," the State Department said in additional Twitter messages, originally released in Arabic.

"Despite rumors to the contrary, we have been clear in public and private that the US supports peaceful political process that meets aspirations of all Bahrainis."

Bahrain security forces launched a crackdown on anti-government protesters on Wednesday, imposing a curfew and clearing hundreds from a camp that had become the symbol of an uprising by the country's Shi'ite Muslim majority.

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