Shiite man shot dead in Saudi Arabia

A Shiite man was shot dead late on Friday in the fractious Qatif district of Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, home to many of its Shiite Muslim minority.

The shooting brings to 19 the death toll since early 2011 during protests by Shiites demanding equal rights with the Sunni majority, and in clashes with police in the towns and villages around Qatif. (Reuters)