Bahrain shuts down as troops arrive

Bahrain’s capital Manama was in lockdown today with stores closed and roads blocked by police after a Saudi-led military force arrived to help quell the uprising against the ruling monarch.

The sending of more than 1,000 troops from Gulf allies highlighted the regional worries about possible spillover from Bahrain, where a majority Shiite population has led a month of protests against the Western-backed Sunni dynasty.