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  • Saudi Arabia on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly shot at security officers in Shiite-majority Qatif, state television said, amid heightened regional tensions following an Iranian general's killing. The kingdom's Eastern Province -- which includes Qatif -- has long been a flashpoint between minority Shiites and the Sunni-dominated government. State-run Al-Ekhbariya television identified the arrested man, Hussein al-Ammar, as the "most dangerous wanted terrorist" in the region. He is accused of targeting security forces and robbery, it added. A local resident in Qatif reported "heavy gunfire" during a security operation to arrest Ammar. It was unclear whether there were casualties. The arrest comes amid soaring regional tensions after last week's killing in Baghdad of powerful Iranian commander Qasem Soleimani in a US drone strike. American officials say the Sunni-dominated kingdom faces a "heightened risk" of reprisal attacks after Shiite power Iran vowed to take revenge over the killing. Eastern Province has seen bouts of unrest since 2011 when protesters emboldened by the Arab Spring uprisings took to the streets. Demonstrators demanded an end to what they say is discrimination by the government, a charge Riyadh denies. One of the leaders of the protest movement, prominent Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr, was executed in 2016 for "terrorism". Nimr's execution exacerbated sectarian tension both across the Gulf and with Saudi Arabia's arch-nemesis Iran. The Shiite community is estimated to make up between 10 and 15 percent of the kingdom's population of 32 million, but the government has released no official statistics. bur-ac/cm
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  • Saudi arrests 'wanted' man in Shiite stronghold: state TV
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