沙特阿拉伯一位官员说，大约一千名沙特士兵进入毗邻的岛国巴林，目的是在巴林发生长达几个星期的反政府抗议后帮助巴林人口占少数的逊尼派统治者加强治安。
这位官员说，在星期日夜间和星期一凌晨越境进入巴林的沙特军队是由6个成员国组成的海湾合作委员会建立的一支区域性部队的一部分。巴林政府没有立即证实此事。但巴林一家与执政的阿勒哈利法家族有关联的报纸星期一报导说， 海湾合作委员会的一支部队预计要抵达巴林。
早些时候，巴林亲政府的议员敦促政府实行戒严，以结束占巴林人口多数的什叶派穆斯林举行的长达一个月的抗议活动。抗议者要求在该国事务中获得更多的政治发言权。
巴林国营通讯社说，这些议员呼吁巴林国王哈马德实行为期三个月的戒严，并实行宵禁，以维护和平与稳定。
A Saudi Arabian official says about 1,000 Saudi troops have entered the neighboring island state of Bahrain to help its minority Sunni rulers boost security after weeks of anti-government protests.
The official says the Saudi troops that crossed into Bahrain late Sunday and early Monday are part of a regional force set up by the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council. There was no immediate confirmation from Bahrain’s government. But a Bahraini newspaper linked to the ruling al-Khalifa family reported Monday that a GCC force was expected to arrive in the country.
Earlier, pro-government Bahraini lawmakers urged the government to impose martial law to put an end to a month of protests by majority Shi’ites demanding a greater political voice in the country’s affairs.
The state-run Bahrain News Agency said the lawmakers want King Hamad bin Issa al-Khalifa to enforce martial law for three months and impose a curfew to protect peace and stability.