RIYADH: Gunmen killed a civilian and wounded a child when they opened fire on Saudi police in the home village of executed Syiah cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, state media reported.
Police came under “heavy fire” during the attack on Sunday night in the eastern village of Awamiya, the birthplace of the cleric who was executed on Saturday, said the Saudi Press Agency.
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