Bahrain:tear gas and stun grenades fired as protests erupt
Police have blocked major roads and are using tear gas and stun grenades against anti-government protesters in the Bahrain capital ,Manarma
Protesters had responded to a call by opposition parties to march in the city
Hundreds of youth had taken to the streets of the old market district of Manama chanting no dialogue with killers an opposition source said
The Gulf island nation has been wracked by violence for the past two years
The Interior Ministry had earlier refused permission for the march tweeting it's illegal to take part in the rally and action will be taken against violators
The call to demonstrate came despite the opposition's agreement to enter into talks with the government aimed at resolving a political impasse that has damaged Bahrain's economy and ledf to hundreds of arrests .
A spokesman for alWefaq , the leading opposition party , told the BBC Agreeing to dialogue doesn't mean that we stop our protests
He added the government says that the rally is illegal , we don't believe it is We have the right to protest peacefully in Manama
On Sunday , the opposition had agreed to enter into talks with the government, but stressed they must be "meaningful"
The continuing protest against the government should come as no surprise
The opposition parties are increasingly losing control of the streets to a shadowy youth movement called 14 February
Their call for the rally may have been an attempt to reassert authority