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Five killed, 9 hurt in Saudi Shiite shooting: ministry

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A gunman shot dead five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before police shot him dead, the interior ministry said.

"As result of his shooting, five citizens... were killed, including a woman. Nine others were wounded," a ministry spokesman said in a statement.

A gunman shot dead five people at a Shiite gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday before police shot him dead, the interior ministry said.

“As result of his shooting, five citizens… were killed, including a woman. Nine others were wounded,” a ministry spokesman said in a statement.

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