A shootout reportedly left a soldier and one of the attackers dead, and one soldier wounded.The troops detained 4 of the gunmen.Saudi Arabia is ruled by a Sunni monarchy, but the country's east is predominantly populated by minority Shia Muslims.
The Shia have been protesting what they say is an entrenched discrimination that denies them freedom of religion and profession.Demonstrations and attacks on security troops escalated after an Islamic cleric revered by locals was detained in July.
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