“Two dead in attack against the saudi checkpoint”
“Two people were killed during an attack on a checkpoint in the eastern saudi Arabia in connection with an attempt to flee the country, reports the saudiskägda tv station al-Arabiya.”
“The four attackers used firearms and explosives during the attack. Two of them were killed and the other two were arrested. Two people from the security forces was injured.”
“Saudi arabia’s oil-rich eastern province is the scene of conflict between the sunni government and the shiite minority, who consider themselves discriminated against and oppressed.”
“Between 2011 and 2017 shook the eastern part of saudi Arabia of many protests and attacks against security forces, but violence has since slowed down.”