Shi'ite Cleric: Bahrain police attack a massacre
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Bahrain's senior Shi'ite cleric said on Friday a police attack on protesters which killed four people was a "massacre" and the government has shut the door to dialogue.
Sheikh Issa Qassem, seen as the most revered Shi'ite cleric in Bahrain, spoke at a mosque in a Shi'ite village on the northwestern edge of Bahrain, where thousands gathered for the Friday prayer. He was interrupted during his sermon by people chanting: "The people want the fall of the regime." (Reuters)
