Saudi forces shell Awamiyah and arrest a number of clerics

Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics.

Saudi forces have shelled the town of Awamiya in the eastern province of Qatif on Wednesday, the capital of the mainly Shiite Muslim kingdom, and arrested a number of people, including clerics.

“Saudi forces kidnapped a number of citizens and looted valuables after storming a residential building in al-Rif neighborhood,” a local newspaper said in an e-mailed statement.

The Saudi army has imposed a curfew in the town of Tarot and its surroundings where there are hundreds of military vehicles in the area.