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Gunmen raid checkpoint in Saudi Arabia, report claims

A photo taken from social media shows the aftermath of a purported attack on a security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on April 7, 2019.

Two Saudi security forces have sustained injuries following an attack by four assailants on a checkpoint in eastern Saudi Arabia, a Saudi report says.

The Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday that the incident occurred at Abu Hadriyah, a highway connecting the Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province with neighboring Bahrain and Kuwait. The assailants were reportedly attempting to evade the security checkpoint as they tried to flee the country.

The broadcaster reported two injuries among the security forces. An ensuing operation led to the death of two attackers and the arrest of the two others, it said.

The report also said three of the attackers were on a list of “wanted” suspects from al-Qatif region, without providing any further details.

​A photo taken from social media shows the aftermath of a purported attack on a security checkpoint in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on April 7, 2019.

Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing Eastern Province is also a flashpoint. Qatif, situated in Eastern Province, has been the scene of anti-regime protests since 2011, with demonstrators demanding free speech, the release of political prisoners, and an end to economic and religious discrimination.

Riyadh has suppressed pro-democracy rallies, but they have intensified since January 2016 when the Al Saud regime executed respected Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.


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