The following day another man , Fadhel Al-Matrook , was killed by police during the funeral of Mushaima . Protesters then marched and occupied the Pearl Roundabout without police interference . Thousands continued camping at the site for another day . On 17 February , in what became known as Bloody Thursday , authorities launched a pre-dawn raid and cleared the site , killing four protesters and injuring hundreds . Protesters took refuge in Salmaniya Medical Complex where many of them demanded the fall of the regime . Defying the government ban on gatherings , on the evening of 18 February , hundreds of protesters marched toward the Pearl Roundabout , now under the control of the army . When protesters neared the site , the army opened fire , killing Abdulredha Buhmaid and injuring dozens of others
Bloody Thursday
Bahrain Bloody Thursday
Day of Rage (Bahrain)