An anti-government protester runs for cover after throwing a molotov cocktail at an armoured personnel carrier belonging to riot police during clashes in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Bahrain on March 21.

An anti-government protester throws a molotov cocktail during clashes with riot police in Manama, March 20. Bahrain's king on Tuesday said his island state had rolled out a raft of reforms in the wake of international criticism of its crackdown on protesters last year but now needed to prove it could put them into practice.

An anti-government protester injured during a fall while running away from the police, holds his leg while being detained by riot policemen during clashes in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Bahrain on March 21.