Hundreds of anti-government protesters have clashed with riot police in Bahrain’s capital after authorities denied a request for a major opposition rally.

One man has died and at least 50 been injured when Bahrain security forces fired tear gas and pellets at anti-government protesters today, activists said.

Soldiers and riot police in Bahrain overran a protesters’ camp, imposed a 12-hour curfew and choked off movement in this tiny island kingdom that has been rocked by a month of protests.

BAHRAIN’S king has declared a three-month state of emergency and gave the country’s military chief wide authority to battle a Shi’ite-led protest movement that has threatened the Sunni monarchy and drawn in forces from around the Gulf.