Bahrain - Clashes After Teen's Funeral - NYTimes.com Antigovernment protesters clashed with riot police officers on Monday after the funeral of a teenager who died last week in police custody. Protesters in Sitra, a town inhabited mainly by members of the Shiite majority, were doused in tear gas as officers faced off against youths who blocked roads, set tires alight and threw gasoline bombs. The clashes followed the funeral of Mohammed Ibrahim Yacoub, 19. The police said he died from complications of sickle cell disease. Protesters said he was beaten by the police.