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| Last Edited | Penguin Aug 07, 2006 11:55pm |
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| News Date | Tuesday, August 8, 2006 05:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Police in Saudi Arabia have detained at least seven people after the latest in a series of pro-Hezbollah protests in the east of the kingdom, home to its Shia minority.
The detentions took place on Saturday and Sunday and followed marches by hundreds of people on Friday in Qatif and the neighbouring town of Safwa.
Local residents and a Shia website also reported the detentions, although interior ministry officials could not be reached for comment.
Public protests are banned in Saudi Arabia, although the authorities have shown unusual leniency in tolerating some marches against Israeli attacks in Lebanon. |
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