AlHijjah 28, 1432, Nov 24, 2011, SPA -- Further to the statement issued on 11/6/1432 AH on what had been done by a number of rioters in some provinces of the Eastern region, an official source at the Ministry of Interior (MOI) said that a number of security checks and vehicles in the province of Qatif came under gunfire attacks by those aggressors in an escalating way since last Monday, 25/12/1432 H, inciting and dictating by foreign malicious plans. The source also said that the security forces engaged in those locations under circumstances as required and they showed restraint as far as possible. The accident resulted in the killing (2) citizens and the injury of (6), including a woman and two security with shots, he added. The MOI's official source also pointed out that the funeral of one of the two deceased coincided today with multiple incidents of exchanging of gunfire, burning of containers and the closure of some roads which resulted in the deaths of (2) and injury of (3) citizens. --More
