Bahrainis plan mass anti-regime rallies on Friday

Bahraini opposition activists have announced plans to stage a massive demonstration against the ruling Al Khalifa regime in the capital Manama on Friday. The activists have also called for anti-government rallies in other towns and villages across the country. Nationwide protests against the US-backed Manama regime continue in Bahrain as government forces, backed by the invading Saudi troops, persist with their violent crackdown on peaceful anti-regime demonstrations across the country. The Bahraini activists announced on Tuesday that a 78-year-old woman was killed after inhaling tear gas fired by regime forces during a demonstration in the northern village of Abu Saiba, about 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) west of Manama. The elderly woman was killed a day after Bahraini activists also reported the death of a 45-day-old infant due to inhaling tear gas fired by the Saudi-backed forces during a peaceful rally in a residential area of Manama. Bahraini demonstrators hold King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa responsible for the death of protesters during the popular uprising in the country that began in February 2011.