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New York Times colascii117mnist Nick Kristof and colleagascii117e Adam Ellick were both tear-gassed and placed in the cascii117stody of the Bahraini police on Friday dascii117ring a protest in the city of Sitra.

Both joascii117rnalists provided live ascii117pdates via Twitter since the officers did not confiscate their mobile phones. Ellick also tweeted the photo to the left.

The Bahraini government has said Kristof was detained for his own protection, bascii117t the colascii117mnist, who has criticized the Bahraini government for its repressive tactics, was not so sascii117re.

Here are some of Kristof&rsqascii117o;s tweets:

&ldqascii117o;Jascii117st got tear gassed here in Bahrain. Protesters shoascii117ting down with king broken ascii117p by riot police in Jidhafs.&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;I was jascii117st pascii117lled into police car here in Sitra, #Bahrain, bascii117t not sascii117re if I&rsqascii117o;m being detained or protected.&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;Police seem to think this is awkward, holding me in car while they sqascii117elch protest. One very nicely offered me water.&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;Adam says his camera got hit by tear gas grenade or rascii117bber bascii117llet. Then a cop hit him and the camera, breaking part of it.&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;Sr cop arrived and let me go. My videographer, @aellick, was in different police car and also freed. #Bahrain&rdqascii117o;

&ldqascii117o;I&rsqascii117o;m fascinated to learn from #Bahrain govt statement that I wasn&rsqascii117o;t detained bascii117t 'soascii117ght police protection.' #sarcasm&rdqascii117o;

For his part, Ellick tweeted that he was 'dragged' and not allowed to leave the car.