Scores injured in Bahraini police attack on prisoners

‘A heavy crackdown on inmates in Bahrain’s Jaw prison has left dozens injured, sources close to a Bahraini opposition group have revealed.

According to al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, the incident on Tuesday came after security forces attacked people who were trying to visit relatives inside the prison, which is located in a remote area south of the capital, Manama.

Al-Wefaq added that the regime is risking the lives of the prisoners to take revenge from them for the expression of their political ideas.’

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