Police In Bahrain Attack Protesters

There are reports of police firing tear gas into the crowd gathered at the hospital where the injured were taken.

A reporter from Monaco confirms that the Pearl Roundabout has been cleared of all protesters

A protester estimates that there are 500 people have gathered at the hospital and believes they are surround by the riot police. She reported that an ambulance driver told the crowd that police weren't letting rescuers into the roundabout to help the injured.

Riot police attacked the protesters at 3AM this morning in the capital who had been camping in the Pearl Roundabout with 2 dead and at least 40 injured have arrived at a hospital near the protest site. Among those injured are women and children. There are reports that police used tear gas, rubber bullets and bird shot. An eyewitness said that the police attacked without warning.

If wonder why the police choose this time it's because a time when people are most vulnerable to attack. An Al Jazeera reporter is reporting that the authorities have regained control of Pearl Roundabout.