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Bahrain opposition rallies amid deadly unrest

Bahrain’s police fired tear gas at an opposition rally Friday marking the second anniversary of a Shiite-led uprising against the kingdom’s Sunni rulers, witnesses said, a day after two people died when protests turned violent. Police also used sound bombs to disperse thousands of opposition supporters.