A Bahraini court jailed six opposition protesters for 10 years on Tuesday, alleging that they attempted to murder police officers.

A Bahraini court jailed six opposition protesters for 10 years on Tuesday, alleging that they attempted to murder police officers.

The six were convicted of trying to kill police officers by throwing Molotov cocktails, of burning a police vehicle and taking part in an unauthorized protest.

A judicial source said that four of the six men convicted were minors.

Since September 29, 128 protestors have been handed sentences of up to life in prison for taking part in demonstrations, as regime forces have tried to crack down on the protest movement.

At least 89 people have been killed since the protests began, according to the International Federation for Human Rights.

An uprising demanding a constitutional monarchy erupted in Bahrain in February 2011, and protests have continued since.