Saudi authorities are sending armored vehicle to Qatif in Eastern Province after the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Saudi authorities are sending armored vehicle to Qatif in Eastern Province after the execution of prominent cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

Hundreds of anti-riot personnel carriers set off for the city on Saturday to quell any potential protest against the execution of Sheikh al-Nimr.

Saudi authorities announced on Saturday it had executed Sheikh Nimr along with 46 others.

Sheikh Nimr was a vocal supporter of the mass pro-democracy protests against Riyadh, which erupted in Eastern Province in 2011, where a Shia majority has long complained of marginalization.