Is this the start of something "exciting" in Saudi Arabia?

Two German diplomats escape attack on their car. 

From TelegraphUK:
...Two German diplomats    have survived a shooting attack on their car while on a visit to eastern Saudi Arabia, the state news agency SPA reported, but their vehicle was burned.
SPA quoted a police spokesman as saying that authorities were investigating the rare incident, which took place in the town of Awamiya on Monday evening. No other details were immediately available.
In Berlin, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said: "I can confirm that there was an incident during a drive out in the country. The car was shot at and it caught fire. There were no injuries. The embassy in Riyadh has launched an investigation."
Awamiya and other parts of Qatif district on the Gulf coast have witnessed unrest since 2011, and at least 20 people died as Shi'ite Muslim youths took to the streets to demand equal treatment from the Sunni Muslim-dominated government.
Shias accuse Saudi authorities of persistent discrimination against them and say some protesters have shot....