Protests flare over Kardashian visit

AP, The West Australian December 2, 2012, 8:50 am

Protesters demonstrate outside a shopping mall during a promotional visit by Kim Kardashian. Picture: Reuters

Just hours after reality TV star Kim Kardashian gushed about her impressions of Bahrain, riot police fired tear gas to disperse more than 50 hardline Islamic protesters denouncing her presence in the Gulf kingdom.

The clashes took place just before Kardashian opened the Bahrain branch of her Millions of Milkshakes shop.

A journalist saw protesters chanting “God is Great” near the shopping complex in Riffa, about 20km south of the capital Manama. The demonstrators were cleared before Kardashian appeared late on Saturday.

Earlier, she posted glowing remarks about Bahrain on her Twitter account, calling it “the prettiest place on earth”. It was re-Tweeted by Bahrain’s foreign minister.

Kardashian was in Kuwait earlier this week to open another branch of the shop.

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