Bahrain troops retake Pearl Square - in pictures

Gulf Co-operation Council forces move in to Pearl Square in Manama to disperse anti-government protesters. At least three Bahraini policemen and two protesters were reported killed in the assault Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Protesters confront military vehicles stationed near Pearl Square Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Black smoke billows from burning tents in Pearl Square Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images A protester stands in front of military troops Photograph: James Lawler Duggan/AFP/Getty Images Gulf Co-operation Council forces move into Pearl Square Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters Tents burn in Pearl Square, which has been the focal point for a two-month anti-government uprising Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images The Bahraini national guard detain a journalist, Alex Delmar-Morgan of the Wall Street Journal, near Pearl Square Photograph: Joseph Eid/AFP/Getty Images Gulf Co-operation Council forces in the square after scattering anti-government protesters Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters A soldier walks through Pearl Square after it was overrun by military troops Photograph: Hamad I Mohammed/Reuters