Saudi Authorities Kill Three Protesters in Qatif
| July 11, 2012 |
Saudi Arabian authorities arrested Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shi’a scholar and regime critic, this past weekend. Shortly after the announcement of al-Nimr’s arrest, residents of the Qatif region took to the streets in protest to call for his release. They were met with gunfire from security forces, leaving 3 dead and many injured. A Saudi activist published the following photo of the protest, along with the tweet:
سرعة استجابة اهل القطيف لمناصرة النمر. اذا احد عنده صورة مشابه ومشرفة لمناصرة اهل السنة لمعتقليهم أرجوكم يرسلها لي. twitter.com/Alghamdi_AA/st…
" عبد الله الغامدي (@Alghamdi_AA) July 9, 2012
“The quick response of the people of Qatif in support of Nimr. If anyone has a similarly honorable picture of Sunnis responding to the arrest of one of their own, please send it to me.”
عائلة الشبركة تلغي مظاهر الفرح لزفاف ابنها إحتراماً للشهداء و مواساةً لأسرهم #نمر_النمر #القطيف twitter.com/AbdullahShms/s…
" عبدالله الشماسّي (@AbdullahShms) July 10, 2012
“The Shubaraka family has canceled the public displays of joy scheduled for their son’s wedding, out of respect for the martyrs and sympathy for their families #nimr al-nimr #qatif.”
