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Bahraini Regime to hold trial of Sheikh Qassim

Wednesday, 27 July 2016 4:29 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 27 July 2016 6:23 AM ]

This file photo taken on May 17, 2013 shows Bahraini top senior Shia cleric, Sheikh Isa Qassim giving a speech to worshipers during the Friday prayers at a mosque in the village of Diraz, west of the capital Manama. (AFP)

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