۹ فروردین ۱۴۰۳ |۱۸ رمضان ۱۴۴۵ | Mar 28, 2024
News ID: 350798
16 January 2018 - 21:30
Saudi forces shoot Shia youth to death in kingdom's Qatif region

Saudi Arabian troops have fatally shot a youth during operations carried out in the kingdom's Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province. The Shia-populated Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011.

Hawzah News Agency (Qatif , Saudi Arabia) - Abdullah al-Qallaf was killed on Monday while driving in his car in the town of  al-Awamiyah.

According to local reports, Qallaf was mistakenly shot by Saudi troops who were targeting a political activist.

 

Following the incident Saudi forces removed Qallaf body to a undisclosed location.

The Shia-populated Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. Protesters have been demanding reforms, freedom of expression, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination against the oil-rich region.

 

 

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