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Thousands of Sunni Bahrainis gather near the home of a Sunni family to protect the household from Shi'ites they believe are intending to attack them, in the town of Busiteen, north of Manama, early 8 March 2011. A member of the Sunni family was involved in a car accident that injured a Shi'ite who was protesting at Bahrain's Financial Harbour on Monday night, and people from the Sunni community turned up to defend the family against possible reprisals from the Shi'ites.

In Bahrain, Sunnis protect a house from a feared Shi'ite reprisal following a car accident at a protest

This image and its caption convey a little of the complexity that underlies events in the Middle East. Here's more news from Bahrain.

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