State TV blames Shah Cheragh mosque assault on 'takfiris,' a term that refers to Sunni Muslim extremists who have targeted the country's Shiite majority in the past
Rights' activists say security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting alleged rape of teenage girl by police chief in poverty-ridden Sistan-Baluchistan province
Halt comes after Riyadh put 81 people to death over various crimes, in largest known public killing in kingdom's modern history, with over three dozen said to be Shiites
34 of those killed identified as minority Shiites in executions likely to stoke further regional and sectarian tensions; NGO says they were convicted after 'sham trials'
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