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Manama imposed martial law and invited in troops from Saudi Arabia and other Sunni allies to keep order. Security forces arrested lawyer Mohammed al-Tajer on Saturday, the Bahrain Youth Society for Human Rights and Wefaq, the biggest opposition party, said. "Security forces stormed his home... (at) 2 a.m.," the rights group said in a statement. Tajer represented Hassan Mushaimaa, leader of the Bahraini opposition group Haq, who returned from exile in London in February and was arrested last month. At least two doctors were also detained, said Wefaq politician Mattar Ibrahim Mattar. Opposition activists have accused the government of trying to intimidate medical staff to discourage them from treating protestors. "Two doctors were detained," he said. "They arrested Mohammed al-Tajer to put fear also into lawyers." Wefaq mobilized more than 100,000 protestors during peaceful marches when the government still allowed gatherings. The party called for a constitutional monarchy but did not join smaller groups in demanding the overthrow of the al-Khalifa ruling family. Wefaq won nearly half of seats in parliament in last year's elections but complained electoral districts had been re-drawn to prevent Shi'ite candidates from taking a majority. Wefaq resigned its seats in parliament in protest at the government crackdown. By-elections are expected in May to replace them. Parliament has little power and the cabinet, appointed by the king, has been headed by the same member of the ruling family for four decades. The government has good relations with the United States and Bahrain hosts the U.S. Fifth Fleet. (Reporting by Ulf Laessing in Kuwait and Frederik Richter in Manama; Editing by Andrew Heavens) World Bahrain Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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Comments (1) Bahrain_Freedom wrote: thanks for reporting he situation in Bahrain , there is something wrong in the report, 17 doctor were arrested , 2 arrested last night Apr 16, 2011 9:04am EDT -- Report as abuse See All Comments » Add Your Comment Social Stream (What's this?) © Copyright 2011 Thomson Reuters Editorial Editions: Africa Arabic Argentina Brazil Canada China France Germany India Italy Japan Latin America Mexico Russia Spain United Kingdom United States Reuters Contact Us Advertise With Us Help Journalism Handbook Archive Site Index Video Index Reader Feedback Mobile Newsletters RSS Podcasts Widgets Your View Analyst Research Thomson Reuters Copyright Disclaimer Privacy Professional Products Professional Products Support Financial Products About Thomson Reuters Careers Online Products Acquisitions Monthly Buyouts Venture Capital Journal International Financing Review Project Finance International PEhub.com PE Week FindLaw Super Lawyers Attorney Rating Service Reuters on Facebook Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, providing investing news, world news, business news, technology news, headline news, small business news, news alerts, personal finance, stock market, and mutual funds information available on Reuters.com, video, mobile, and interactive television platforms. 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