"Members of the opposition expressed their disappointment at the demolition of a structure the government itself had described as one of the kingdom's "most striking landmarks." http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/18/bahrain.protests/?hpt=T2
The Pearl Monument was demolished early on 18 March. The move was read as destroying an important symbol and focal point of the protest movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Bahraini_uprising
"Members of the opposition expressed their disappointment at the demolition of a structure the government itself had described as one of the kingdom's "most striking landmarks."
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/03/18/bahrain.protests/?hpt=T2
The Pearl Monument was demolished early on 18 March. The move was read as destroying an important symbol and focal point of the protest movement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Bahraini_uprising