Sixteen-year-old Hussein Ali Ahmed was shot dead during clashes with Bahrain's security forces on Thursday, two years on from the start of the pro-democracy uprising in the Kingdom.
The incident occured in the village of Diya, near the capital Manama, where security forces were firing teargas, rubber bullets and birdshot at demonstrators.
Dozens of others were also injured.
See here for coverage on the New York Times' blog.
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