Saudi Arabia blames foreign power for unrest in east
Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that clashes on Monday night that injured 14 people including 11 policemen in its oil-rich Eastern province, home to a large Shi'ite population, were the work of an unnamed foreign power, usually code for its rival Iran.
The Interior Ministry vowed in a statement to use "an iron fist" against anyone who compromised the country's security. Saudi Arabia accuses Shiite power Iran of seeking to expand its influence across the Middle East through its links with the Shi'ite populations of Iraq, Lebanon and Bahrain. (Reuters)
