Bahrain suspended the Gulf Arab state's main opposition newspaper on Sunday, after accusing it of falsifying news about recent sectarian unrest and a government crackdown on protests. Bahrain has seen the worst unrest since the 1990s after mostly Shia protesters took to the streets in February, inspired by uprisings that toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia, to demand a bigger say in the Sunni-ruled country.
The official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) and government newspapers said Al-Wasat was suspended. Official statistics say at least 13 protesters, seven foreign residents and four police have died in clashes that prompted Bahrain to declare martial law and invite troops from its Sunni Gulf neighbours, who are wary of the regional influence of Shia power Iran.
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