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SEPARATIST CLERICS -

Eighty Shiite clerics in Bahrain have set up their own council in a country run by a Sunni clan.

*But the Islamic affairs minister has said the council was unconstitutional and sanctioning it would 'undermine national unity and (negatively) affect inter-denominational rapprochement'.*

:: From AFP via YahooNews ::

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