A child has succumbed to injuries he had sustained after being shot by Saudi forces during their deadly attacks on the besieged Shia town of Awamiyah.<\/p>\n
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A child has succumbed to injuries he had sustained after being shot by Saudi forces during their deadly attacks on the besieged Shia town of Awamiyah.<\/p>\n
Taghrid Ahrar Twitter account reported that Sajjad Abu Abdullah died on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Media reports said Saudi forces shot the five-year-old boy in the abdomen about two months ago.<\/p>\n
The news comes as activists reported that Saudi forces continued the crackdown on Awamiyah and launched a new wave of shelling attacks against Shokr-Allah district in the town on Wednesday. A Saudi soldier was reportedly killed in the area recently.<\/p>\n
Footage released on Tuesday also showed Saudi forces storming and desecrating mosques and Shia Husseiniyas (religious centers) in al-Masoura neighborhood in Awamiyah as part of the campaign.<\/p>\n
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