(CNN) -- Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa has imposed a three-month state of emergency in the island nation, effective Tuesday, according to the state news agency.
The moves comes amid uncertainty in Bahrain, after foreign troops arrived to help the government quell weeks-long protests in the Persian Gulf kingdom.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates sent troops Monday to "protect the safety of citizens," the Bahraini government said.
But some in the capital city said Tuesday they did not need the added protection.
"We don't understand why these troops are coming in," said a 28-year-old blogger in Manama. "We have an army and police. We do not need troops from other places. Opposition leaders have called this an invasion. An act of war".
Like others in this report, the blogger said he did not want to be named because of fears of retribution.
One Saudi soldier, an under-sergeant, was killed in Bahrain Tuesday, a Saudi official told CNN. The cause of the death was not immediately released. Separately, a Bahraini police officer was killed in the southern city of Sitra. CNN
