Buy Maplestory MesosSaudi-led military forces arrived in Bahrain to support the beleaguered government [Reuters]
Bahrain's security forces have launched an assault on democracy demonstrators camped in the Pearl Roundabout, Manama, the capital.
Troops backed by tanks in the area gathered Wednesday morning to repel protesters demanding political reform, the correspondent of Al Jazeera.
At least 500 protesters have been camping there as part of their demonstration.
The movement of the security forces came a day after emergency rule was declared on the island, and at least two people were killed in clashes in the Shiite suburb of Sitra outside Manama.
An order of the King ", authorized the commander of the Bahrain Defence Force to take all necessary measures to protect the security of the country and its citizens," a statement read on television on Tuesday.
Hundreds of Saudi forces led came to Bahrain on Monday to protect state institutions amid the escalation of protests against the government.
The small kingdom with a Shiite majority has been swept by protests in recent weeks. The protesters, alleging discrimination and lack of rights, are seeking political reforms.
The arrival of foreign troops in the application to members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) of Bahrain.
The UAE has also sent about 500 police in Bahrain, according to Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the UAE. Qatar, meanwhile, has not ruled out the possibility of joining his troops to the force.
Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabr al-Thani, Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, told Al Jazeera: "There are shared responsibilities and obligations in the GCC countries.
International concern
The United States, which has two Bahrain and Saudi Arabia among its allies, called for restraint, but declined to say whether he supports the decision to deploy troops.
Hillary Clinton, U.S. Secretary of State, who has spoken in Egypt, said that Bahrain has to "take steps" towards a political solution to the crisis.
Iran in turn has warned of "foreign interference".
"Peaceful demonstrations in Bahrain are some internal problems of this country, and creating an atmosphere of fear and the use of military forces from other countries to oppress the requirements is not the solution," Amir Hossein Abdollahi an official Iranian Foreign Ministry, was reported by Iran's Fars agency semi-official news agency.Cheap Maplestory Mesos
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