Clashes Erupt in Saudi Capital as Police Round Up Foreigners
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Clashes between Saudi police and foreign nationals in Riyadh left a Sudanese man dead and 17 people injured during a crackdown on undocumented workers across the kingdom.
Fighting erupted between residents and expatriates in the capital’s Manfouha district,also the scene of violence last week, as rioters attacked cars and pedestrians with rocks, the official Saudi Press Agency said. Police set up a roadblock around Manfouha. Dozens of buses were parked on the roadside, many already filled with Ethiopians trying to leave the country.