BAHRAIN: NEW YEAR'S RIOT WAS PLANNED

ABU DHABI [MENL] -- Bahrain has acknowledged that a massive riot againstforeigners over New Year's eve was organized and could have included foreignelements. Officials said the riots could be the first of a series of massivedemonstrations against the United States and its Arab allies in the Gulfregion. Over the weekend, thousands of people, chanting "Death to America,Death to Israel," called for an end to the U.S. military presence inBahrain.