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2:54pm, 11th May, 2019

Saudi security forces kill 8 people in flashpoint Shi'ite area: agency

Saudi security forces have killed eight people during an operation in the predominantly Shi'ite eastern Al-Qatif region, state news agency (SPA) said on Saturday.

Nigerian Shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

1:54pm, 31st October, 2018

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Nigerian Shi'ite group says 42 killed when security forces fired upon protests

The movement of a jailed Nigerian Shi'ite cleric whose followers have repeatedly been targeted by the authorities said on Wednesday security forces had killed 42 of its members during two days of violent crackdowns on protests in the capital Abu...

Nigeria military opens fire on Shi'ite Muslim protesters: Reuters witness

1:22pm, 29th October, 2018

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Nigeria military opens fire on Shi'ite Muslim protesters: Reuters witness

Nigeria's military shot at Shi'ite Muslim protesters marching in the capital Abuja on Monday to demand the release of their religious leader, according to a Reuters witness.

Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

10:42am, 7th September, 2018

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Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric demands end to violence as deadly protests rage

Iraq's most revered Shi'ite cleric called for a political shakeup in Baghdad and a halt to violence against demonstrators on Friday, after days of deadly protests tore through the main city in the south and shut the country's main sea...

Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured

3:05am, 4th August, 2018

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Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured

Thirty-nine people were killed in a suicide bombing of a Shi'ite mosque in eastern Afghanistan, and the death toll may climb further, police and government officials said on Friday.

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Saudi security forces kill 8 people in flashpoint Shi'ite area: agency

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Nigeria military opens fire on Shi'ite Muslim protesters: Reuters witness

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Suicide bomb attack on Afghan Shi'ite mosque kills 39, 80 injured

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