![628715684 An undated picture taken in 2016 shows a man walking past images of executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on a wall in the Awamiya area in Saudi Arabia's Eastern province.
In a Sunni-majority kingdom where banners of King Salman, his crown prince and deputy crown prince are widely displayed, the homage paid to Nimr is unusual and provocative.
/ AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/04/GettyImages-628715684.jpg/GettyImages-628715684.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=m2Hyi70r)
![628715684 An undated picture taken in 2016 shows a man walking past images of executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on a wall in the Awamiya area in Saudi Arabia's Eastern province.
In a Sunni-majority kingdom where banners of King Salman, his crown prince and deputy crown prince are widely displayed, the homage paid to Nimr is unusual and provocative.
/ AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/04/GettyImages-628715684.jpg/GettyImages-628715684.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=m2Hyi70r)
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![628715684 An undated picture taken in 2016 shows a man walking past images of executed Shiite cleric Nimr al-Nimr on a wall in the Awamiya area in Saudi Arabia's Eastern province.
In a Sunni-majority kingdom where banners of King Salman, his crown prince and deputy crown prince are widely displayed, the homage paid to Nimr is unusual and provocative.
/ AFP / STRINGER (Photo credit should read STRINGER/AFP/Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2019/04/GettyImages-628715684.jpg/GettyImages-628715684.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=m2Hyi70r)
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