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| Saudi Arabia says six suspects killed in raid on Shiite stronghold |
| 2019-01-10 |
| [IsraelTimes] Six suspects wanted over unrest in Soddy Arabia ...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face... ’s Shiite minority stronghold of Qatif were killed in a police raid this week, the kingdom’s secret service says. One person was lightly maimed and tossed in the calaboose Please don't kill me! in the "preemptive" raid on "terrorists" holed up in a house in the eastern town of Jish on Monday, a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency says. Five officers were maimed in the operation, which the statement says foiled a planned attack on infrastructure development in the Eastern Province, which includes Qatif. Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province has seen bouts of unrest since 2011 when protesters emboldened by the Arab Spring erupted into the streets demanding an end to what they say is discrimination by the Sunni-dominated government. The Shiite community is estimated to make up between 10 and 15 percent of the kingdom’s population of 32 million, but the government has released no official statistics. The government denies discrimination against Shiites. |
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