An inquiry into Bahrain's crackdown on Shiite-led protests said that Gulf troops that rolled into the kingdom to boost security forces there did not violate human rights.
"The commission did not find any proof of human rights violations caused by the presence of the Peninsula Shield forces," said Cherif Bassiouni, the head of Bahrain's Independent Commission of Inquiry, announcing the findings of the probe commissioned by King Hamad.
Iran and fellow Shiites across the Arab world had slammed the Bahraini government for calling in forces from fellow Sunni monarchies, claiming that the Saudi-led force was used against Shiite Bahrainis.
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