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| Saudi Shi'a march in support of Hezbollah | |
| 2006-08-03 | |
More than 2,000 Saudi ShiÂ’ite demonstrated in support of Lebanon's Hezbollah in the eastern province of the kingdom, local residents said yesterday. Waving flags of the Syrian- and Iran-backed ShiÂ’ite movement and posters of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, protestors gathered outside a mosque in the ShiÂ’ite city of Qatif late Tuesday, several residents said. Protestors chanted "Hezbollah will be victorious," and "death to America and Israel," resident Ali Ammar said.
In the neighbouring town of Amira, hundreds of demonstrators also took to the streets in support of Hezbollah, but carried posters of the the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia along with Nasrallah posters, residents said, requesting anonymity. The two rallies ended peacefully without any intervention of the security forces, although demonstrations are not common in the ultra-conservative kingdom. The ShiÂ’ite minority represents some 10 per cent of the native Saudi population of 16.6 million, which is mainly Sunni Muslim. Some 60 per cent of them inhabit the oil-rich eastern province. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Guaranteed Wahabi approved - the only time you hear from Saudi Shia is when it's approved. The damned infidels! |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-08-03 10:39 |
| #2 They also shouted "no Sunnis, no ShiÂ’ites... (only) Islamic unity," Louder please, much, much louder. Folks in Baghdad can barely hear you. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-08-03 08:51 |
| #1 Boy, I bet the Sauds and the Wahabbis are just going to love that shiat. The Sunni are more than aware that the Iranians are trying to stimulate their Shiites to make trouble. Those Shiites had better watch their butt. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2006-08-03 00:11 |