Masked men clash with police forces in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province. (Still image taken from a video posted on YouTube)Saudi Arabia: Police 'Open Fire' On Protesters -- The Telegraph
Saudi forces reportedly laid siege to a Shia village in the east of the kingdom yesterday following the eruption of clashes, raising fears that the world’s biggest oil producer may not be immune to the unrest sweeping the Middle East.
Exiled Saudi dissidents said police had sealed off the village of Awwamiya after using live fire to disperse Shia protesters on Monday night. They claimed 20 people had been wounded in the worst violence in Saudi Arabia’s ast, home to much of the Sunni kingdom’s Shia minority, for years.
Observers say Sunni-Shia tension is rising in the kingdom and could be exploited by Iran, Saudi Arabia’s greatest rival in the region.
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More News On The Unrest In Saudi Arabia
Saudi police open fire on civilians as protests gain momentum -- The Independent
Saudi Arabia Vows 'Iron Fist' Following Attack in Oil Province -- SFGate/Bloomberg
Clashes in Saudi Arabia leave 14 wounded -- Financial Times
Clashes in Saudi Arabia Shi'ite town leave at least 14 wounded -- Haaretz
Saudi Arabia blames foreign power for unrest in east -- Ynet News
Saudi Arabia says a ‘foreign country’ is fomenting unrest in Eastern Province -- Al Arabiya News
14 injured in riots in largely Shiite province of Saudi Arabia -- USA Today
Saudi Arabia Riot Quelled, Riyadh Hints at Iranian Instigation -- IBTimes
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