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Thousands Saudi People Escorted the Shi'a Martyr Issam Abu Abdullah + Pic

17 January 2012 - 20:30
News ID: 291326

On 16 January, about seventy thousand of people from Awamiya town and other towns of Qatif city escorted the martyr, Issam Muhammad Ali Abu Abdullah, from the Mosque of the Great Prophet to his final resting place.

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - On 16 January, about seventy thousand of people from Awamiya town and other towns of Qatif city escorted the martyr, Issam Muhammad Ali Abu Abdullah, from the Mosque of the Great Prophet to his final resting place.

Issam Abu Abdullah, aged 22, was targeted by the Saudi riot police while he  was among peaceful protesters at a protest held on Thursday evening 12 Jan. in the town of Awwamiya.

The mourners toured the funeral through the streets of the town and then to the cemetery . They chanted a range of angry slogans, including "Down with Al Saud", "Down with Nayef" and " Nayef, you are responsible of killing the martyr".







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