“We don’t need the presence of foreign troops in Bahrain. We call on Saudi Arabia to pull its forces out of Bahrain to let chances of finding a solution arise”

Thousands of Bahraini people have taken to the streets of the capital city of Manama on Tuesday during the funeral ceremony of a woman who was martyred of gunshot injuries to her head

Despite the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters by the regime, protesters chanted anti-regime slogans. 70 percent of the country's workers have reportedly launched a wave of strikes to join the protesters on the streets, according to Press TV. 

The woman disappeared in Manama during violence last week. Bahrain's main opposition party, al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, has said more than 100 people are still missing.

The UN Human Rights office says dozens of people have been detained or threatened for talking to media, revealing facts about brutal suppression of protesters.

However, the regime forces, backed by troops from some neighboring Gulf countries, have intensified their attacks on opposition figures. Reports say they attacked the office of the Islamic Action Association in the village of Bani Jamra in addition to ambulances and hospitals trying to help the wounded demonstrators. Several doctors at Salmaniya hospital have reportedly been arrested.

China has called for a national dialog in Bahrain as a way out of the crisis. “We hope that all the relevant parties in Bahrain can begin nationwide discussions quickly, and restore peace and stability through dialog and peaceful means as soon as possible," Reuters quoted Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu as saying at a regular news briefing in the capital Beijing on Tuesday.

The comments come as leader of al-Wefaq National Islamic Society, Sheikh Ali Salman, has welcomed talks that will lead to the establishment of an elected government in the Persian Gulf monarchy.

Salman also reiterated that the presence of foreign troops in Bahrain will only complicate matters and keep the ruling government bogged down. “We don't need the presence of foreign troops in Bahrain. We need a political solution. We need reconciliation and not attacks. We would like to solve our problem as an internal one. We call on Saudi Arabia to pull its forces out of Bahrain to let chances of finding a solution arise,” said the Bahraini opposition leader.