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Saudis Protest Outside Interior Ministry

   VOA News  March 20, 2011

   Dozens  of  Saudis  protested  outside the Interior Ministry in Riyadh
   Sunday to demand the release of prisoners.
   Large numbers of riot police were guarding the ministry, and witnesses
   say  a  number of protesters were arrested after trying to go into the
   building.
   Protests  are  banned  in  Saudi  Arabia,  and  King Abdullah has been
   offering incentives to prevent the unrest sweeping the Arab world from
   taking  hold  in  his country. Several small demonstrations have taken
   place.
   On Friday, the king promised reforms and cash incentives to residents.
   The  86-year-old  monarch  returned  to Saudi Arabia in February after
   spending three months abroad for medical treatment.

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