Protests started with a 65-year-old man's self-immolation in Samtah, Jizan on 21 January[35] and protests of a few hundred people in late January in Jeddah, triggered by flooding,[36][37] and several times throughout February and early March in the cities of Qatif, al-Awamiyah, Riyadh, and Hofuf.[38][5] A "Day of Rage" was planned for 11 March.[40][41][110] One of the main organisers, Faisal Ahmed Abdul-Ahad[24] (or Abdul-Ahadwas[25]), was alleged to have been killed by Saudi security forces on 2 March,[25][26] by which time one of the Facebook groups discussing the plans had over 26,000 members.[30] On 11 March, several hundred people protested in Qatif, Hofuf and al-Amawiyah.[42] Khaled al-Johani demonstrated in Riyadh despite a massive police presence,[42] was interviewed by BBC Arabic Television, and has since then been detained in ‘Ulaysha Prison.[43][44] Al-Johani became known online as "the only brave man in Saudi Arabia".[43]