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4 Bahrain soccer players suspended over protests

The Columbian
Published: April 7, 2011, 12:00am

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A senior soccer official in Bahrain says four national team players have been suspended for supporting anti-government protests.

The official says the players have been suspended by their clubs because “they are against the government.” The club suspension automatically disqualifies them from the national team. The official was speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

Bahrain declared emergency rule last month and cracked down on protests by the country’s Shiite majority against the Sunni monarchy.

A leading human rights activist in Bahrain, Mohammed al-Maskati, says the suspended players are Shiite. He says three have been in custody since Tuesday.

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