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| Saudi forces kill 8 suspected terrorists in shootout in Qatif |
| 2019-05-13 |
| [DAWN] 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 security forces killed eight alleged snuffies in a shootout in the predominantly Shia region of Qatif, a government statement issued late Saturday said. The interior ministry said security forces launched a raid against a suspected Death Eater hideout on the island of Tarot off the coast of the kingdom's eastern province, a restive region on the Persian Gulf where most of the country's oil reserves are located. The statement described the group as a "terrorist cell" and accused them of planning to attack vital installations and security targets. The interior ministry said security forces only opened fire after they were shot at. It did not identify the hard boyz and said an investigation was ongoing. Videos posted on social media by residents of Tarot showed black smoke rising from residential buildings and the sound of heavy gunfire on Saturday. Saudi security forces frequently target and clash with Shia button men in the region of Qatif, which saw large protests by the minority community in 2011 demanding greater rights and equal treatment from the kingdom's Sunni rulers. The kingdom has since targeted many of those protest leaders, including its most iconic figure, Sheikh Nimr al Nimr, who was accused of national security crimes and executed in early 2016. The Shia holy man's execution sparked protests by Shias in Iraq, Pakistain and Iran, and led to the ransacking of the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, which has remained shuttered ever since. Tensions have likely spiked in recent weeks after Saudi Arabia beheaded 37 men, most of them Shiites, in a mass execution on April 23. The UN's human rights One man's rights are another man's existential threat. chief called the mass execution, which included three sentenced as minors, "shocking" and "abhorrent." The rights group At least 14 others executed were convicted of violent offences related to their participation in anti-government demonstrations in Shia-populated areas of Saudi Arabia between 2011 and 2012. |
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