AFP - The Bahraini authorities have eased the curfew in the center of Manama, which will now be imposed from 8:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. local time (5:00 p.m. to 1:00 GMT), said Thursday on state television.
The curfew was declared Wednesday between 4:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) and 4:00 (0100 GMT) in the areas of Manama with known events, including the replacement of the Pearl and the financial district.
Banks and many shops remained closed Thursday in Manama, as well as schools until further notice, while troops were stationed in the financial district where most of international companies.
The movement was fluid in the capital, just days after the proclamation of a state of emergency for three months by King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in the kingdom shaken by a growing protest the plan.
The Bahraini security forces had stormed Wednesday against protesters Shiites observing a sit-in on the Place de la Perle in Manama, and five people were killed.
