Eight civilians killed by Saudi forces in Qatif

SANAA, May 12 (YPA) –  Eight citizens were killed by Saudi forces after storming the town of Tarout in Qatif in the east of the country, the Saudi Press Agency SPA said on Saturday

“Saudi security forces killed eight people during an operation in the town of Tarout in the predominantly Shiite Qatif region,” SPA said.

“The Saudi security forces are still operating at the site,” the agency said.

On Saturday, Saudi forces attacked the town of Sanabis on the island of Tarut in Qatif province, surrounded a number of houses with armored vehicles and security vehicles and fired heavily at houses.

Activists on social networking sites watched scenes of smoke rising from residential areas inside the town amid heavy gunfire.

According to the information, the Saudi forces are looking for peaceful activists involved in the popular movement in Qatif, but as usual to justify its aggression on citizens in Qatif claimed to be looking for a cell that planned terrorist operations.