Protesters were hanging banner in Al-Quds Street of Qatif, while Saudi Force suddenly appeared and shot bullets on them.
Saudi authorities have detained dozens of Shiite protesters on Friday in the eastern Shiite region after they set tires ablaze during an overnight rally,The Shia Post reports.
A number of Shiite protesters were detained after the members of Shiite minority have been clashing with security officials over the past year, demanding greater rights and an end to what they say is discrimination by the Sunni rulers.
According to Rasid News Network, the police fired live ammunition and tear gas to disperse the crowd, wounding several of the protesters, who numbered in the hundreds and had been demonstrating since late on Thursday.
The number of total arrested could not be traced, meanwhile it was reported that the several protesters were detained after they were short injured.
As uprisings against autocratic rulers began to sweep the Arab world last year, small protests were held in eastern Saudi Arabia but they were largely quelled. Tensions however remain.The oil-rich monarchy fears Shiite-led protests could escalate as they have in neighboring Bahrain, where a Shiite majority is ruled by a Sunni king.
Shiite Muslims make up 10% of the 23 million Saudi citizens.
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