Bahrain anti-government protests – in pictures

A protester rushes to grab a crate of petrol bombs before police get to them in Sanabis village, a suburb of the Bahraini capital, Manama Photograph: Mazen Mahdi/EPA

The protester runs off with the crate of petrol bombs, which had been abandoned by other protesters when police arrived Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Anti-government protesters in a cloud of teargas fired by riot police Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

Anti-government protesters throw stones at armoured vehicles in the streets of Sanabis. Riot police dispersed protesters by firing teargas, rubber bullets and sound grenades Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

An anti-government protester fixes her teargas mask Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

Police detain motorists on the highway, suspecting them of attempting to march towards Pearl roundabout, the centre of last year's demonstrations Photograph: Mazen Mahdi/EPA

An anti-government protester wearing her teargas mask. At least 25 protesters were arrested during the demonstrations Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters

A protester prepares her gas mask during clashes with police Photograph: Mazen Mahdi/EPA

A Bahraini man is removed from his car and taken into custody. Police stopped some motorists entering the capital, checking identification and arresting young men Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP

Anti-government protesters face off with riot police in a cloud of teargas Photograph: Hasan Jamali/AP