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Mon 03 Mar 2011Saudi troops enter Bahrain
About 1,000 Saudi soldiers entered Bahrain early today to protect government facilities following recent unrest by the country's Shia Muslim majority, an official Saudi source has confirmed.
Saudi troops have entered into Bahrain to help put down weeks of protests by the Shia Muslim majority, a move opponents of the Sunni ruling family on the island called a declaration of war.
"They are part of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) force that would guard the government installations," the source said, referring to the six-member bloc that coordinates military and economic policy in the world's top oil-exporting region.
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