Gunmen kill 5 in attack in eastern Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's state news agency said masked gunmen opened fire on a group of people in the east of the kingdom, killing five and wounding nine others The attack comes as Shiite Muslims mark Ashoura, which commemorates the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad revered by Shiites.
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The official Saudi Press Agency said the attack happened late Monday evening in the village of al-Dalwah, which is located in the country's al-Ahsa province. The area is one of the main centers for Saudi Arabia's minority Shiite community.
