Iran expresses concern over police crackdown in S. Arabia

TEHRAN,July 11(MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast on Tuesday expressed concern over the use of violence by the Saudi Arabian government against the people and religious figures in Eastern Province. Mehmanparast expressed hope that the Saudi Arabian government would take the measures necessary to meet legitimate public demands and refrain from using violence against the people. Security forces killed three demonstrators at a demonstration held after a prominent cleric’s arrest in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province on Sunday. The demonstrators marched in the town of Awamiyah in the Qatif province where Nimr al-Nimr was attacked and detained earlier in the day. The regime forces opened fire on the protesters, leaving three people dead.