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(FILES) Emergency personnel work to extinguish a fire in a building after an Iranian strike in the capital Manama on February 28, 2026. Even as Bahrain comes under Iranian fire, some people have expressed sympathy with Tehran or rejoiced over hits on US bases, prompting a crackdown mainly targeting the Shia community, activists told AFP. Those arrested include people accused of espionage but also protesters and a man who simply shared a drawing of the slain ayatollah -- a move that threatens to reopen old wounds in Sunni-ruled Bahrain, where a large Shia population has long complained of marginalisation. (Photo by Fadhel MADAN / AFP)
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