Saudi police in Madinah, West of Saudi, released on Tuesday a Shia physician after 24 hour detention as a result to disputes with religious police at the Baqi’ cemetery.

Sources informed Rasid that religious police at the Baqi’ cemetery detained three Shia citizens: Dr. Musa Al-Zahir, Hussain Abdulatif and Abbas Al-Janoobi, all of which are Qatif residents.

All three detainees are from Awamia and they were in a visit to Madinah after returning from Hajj.

Al-Abdulatif and Al-Janoobi were released shortly after their arrest whereas Dr. Al-Zahir was only released after bail.

Shia pilgrims from the heavily Shia Eastern Province visiting Madina are often clash with Sunni religious police at the Baqi’ cemetery over doctrinal differences concerning the rituals surrounding commemoration of the dead.