A soldier killed in a blast in Qatif province in eastern Saudi Arabia on Monday.
Saudi Interior Ministry said that the blast occurred during the security forces in Qatif province. Two more security personnel were injured in this.According to a statement from the Saudi Interior Ministry, state news agency blasts the explosion as a "terrorist incident". The blast took place during the patrol in the Masura district on Sunday evening.The state media reported the identity of the SPA killed as Major Tariq Al-Alaki The Qatif province of the oil-rich eastern region is mainly based in the Sunni majority minority Shi'ah of Saudi Arabia.SPA says that clashes between Shiite fighters and security forces have increased recently in Masura district. The Saudi government recently deployed security forces to destroy the four hundred year old sanctuary of this region. As a result, there is a clash between the security forces and the Shiites in Qatif.United Nations human rights experts have urged the Saudi government to stop the destruction of the sanctuary. They say that if the plan of building a commercial city is implemented then the historical and cultural heritage of the city will be threatened. As a result, thousands of people can be evicted from their business and home.
