Bahraini pro-democracy protesters camped out Manama’s Pearl Square on Sunday, as the uprising against the regime entered its eighth day.

Bahraini pro-democracy protesters camped out Manama’s Pearl Square on Sunday, as the uprising against the regime entered its eighth day.

Inspired by popular revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, Bahraini demonstrators say they will stay in the square until the regime collapses, Press TV correspondents reported.

Protesters flocked back to the square on Saturday after the army, which had deployed on the streets of the capital following Thursday's raid, was ordered to return to base.
Days of a massive uprising that has left six protesters martyred and hundreds wounded.

Police fired tear gas in an unsuccessful attempt to disperse the demonstrators but then withdrew as Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al-Khalifa, the deputy commander of armed forces, ordered police and troops alike to hold back.

The heir to the throne has been tasked by his father King Hamad with launching a dialogue with the opposition.
 “All political parties in the country deserve a voice at the table,” Crown Prince Salman said.

“I think there is a lot of anger, a lot of sadness, and on that note I would like to extend my condolences to all of the families who lost loved ones and all of those who have been injured. We are terribly sorry and this is a terrible tragedy for our nation,” he said.

The crown prince said the demonstrators are “free to stay” in Pearl square.

Ibrahim Mattar, a former parliamentarian from the opposition party Wefaq, said the opposition wants a “constitutional monarchy.”