{"id":5321,"date":"2018-01-16T13:43:09","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5321-saudi-forces-shoot-shia-youth-to-death-in-kingdom-s-qatif-region\/"},"modified":"2018-01-16T13:43:09","modified_gmt":"2018-01-16T13:43:09","slug":"saudi-forces-shoot-shia-youth-to-death-in-kingdom-s-qatif-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/islam\/5321-saudi-forces-shoot-shia-youth-to-death-in-kingdom-s-qatif-region\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi forces shoot Shia youth to death in kingdom&#8217;s Qatif region"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabian troops have fatally shot a youth during operations carried out in the kingdom&#8217;s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4>Saudi Arabian troops have fatally shot a youth during operations carried out in the kingdom&#8217;s Shia-populated Qatif region in Eastern Province.<\/h4>\n<h4>Abdullah al-Qallaf was killed on Monday while driving in his car in the town of\u00a0 al-Awamiyah.<\/h4>\n<h4>According to local reports, Qallaf was mistakenly shot by Saudi troops who were targeting a political activist.<\/h4>\n<h4>Following the incident Saudi forces removed Qallaf body to a undisclosed location.<\/h4>\n<h4>The Shia-populated Eastern Province has been the scene of peaceful demonstrations since February 2011. 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