Saudi police kill 3 terrorists in an encounter
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DUBAI - Saudi security forces killed three suspected militants who shot at their patrol vehicles last week in the kingdom's eastern Qatif province, the interior ministry said on Friday.
The oil-producing region is home to a large Shi'ite population and has been a flashpoint for clashes between the Sunni Muslim government's security forces and Shi'ites protesting against what they say is widespread discrimination.
Shi'ite protests and deadly militant attacks on security forces have escalated since Nimr al-Nimr, a Shi'ite cleric convicted of inciting violence, was executed a year ago.
