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Bahrain to try top Shia cleric on Wednesday

Tuesday, 26 July 2016 5:26 AM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 26 July 2016 5:27 AM ]

Bahraini Shia clerics attend a protest against the revocation of the citizenship of top Bahraini Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim (portrait), on June 20, 2016. AFP

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