561 were arrested in the

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 08:06:43 +0000

In reply to Saudi riots: Man killed as attacks leave trail of destruction

561 were arrested in the earlier riots (on Saturday.) There are photos at both links below; the availability of photos kind of surprises me:

Riyadh riots: Saudis call for no compromise on security
By Abdullah Al-Bargi in Jeddah & Mohammed Rasooldeen in Riyadh, Arab News, Nov. 11, 2013
Saudis have renewed support for the ongoing labor raids against illegals following the rampage in Riyadh by undocumented Ethiopians on Saturday.
The rioting, which left at least two dead and dozens injured, raised two pertinent questions for Saudis: How did illegals get in here and how did they manage to gain employment?
Late Saturday, hundreds of Ethiopians, including at least 70 women, armed themselves with knives, rocks and broken bottles and threatened police, pedestrians and motorists in Manfouha district’s narrow streets.
Anti-riot police fired in the air and used truncheons to break up the crowd.
In the ensuing clashes, two men were killed — a Saudi and an Ethiopian. The Saudi victim, 32, was struck on the head with a rock.
More than 70 people, including 28 Saudis, were injured and 104 vehicles were damaged.
Several shops were ransacked. Police arrested 561 people. The district’s schools remained shut on Sunday, according to eyewitnesses [....]

Sudanese killed as illegals riot again in Riyadh
By MD Rasoolden from Riyadh, Arab News, Nov. 14, 2013

Fresh violence erupted in Riyadh’s Manfouha district on Wednesday, resulting in the death of a Sudanese resident, police said.
At least 17 expatriate workers were also reported injured as they clashed with local residents.
Illegal migrants “rioted, hurling rocks at passersby and cars,” police said, before forces intervened and “controlled” the situation.
The protesters, mainly Africans, started harassing motorists and members of the public at Frayan Street in the southern part of Manfouha.
Police said they were still investigating what provoked the fresh violence, the second in district in five days. Last Saturday, security forces battled Ethiopian illegal workers who had gone on a rampage apparently in anger over an ongoing government crackdown against visa violators [....]

23,000 Ethiopians surrender

artappraiser — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:47:27 +0000

In reply to Saudi riots: Man killed as attacks leave trail of destruction

23,000 Ethiopians surrender in Saudi Arabia
Ethiopian envoy says illegal workers took to the street in frustration
Agence France Presse, Nov. 13, 2013

Riyadh: Some 23,000 Ethiopians have handed themselves in since Saudi authorities clamped down on illegal foreign workers 10 days ago, Ethiopia’s ambassador in Riyadh said in remarks published on Wednesday.

The crackdown was marred by clashes between police and Ethiopian migrants on Saturday that led to the deaths of three people in the poor Manfuhah neighbourhood of Riyadh.

Ambassador Mohammad Hassan Kabiera told the English-language Arab News daily that the clashes “occurred because the illegal workers were frustrated they did not have a way to surrender to the police”.

The workers took to the streets to voice their concerns, prompting “clashes with some youths in the neighbourhood”, he said [....]

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23,000 Ethiopians surrender