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Saudi Arabia executes 81 prisoners in a day

Summary by Ground News

The mass carrying out of capital punishment appears to be the largest execution in the kingdom in its modern history. The executions took place on Saturday. The total number of those put to death surpassed that of the January 1980 mass execution of militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca, which saw 63 people beheaded.

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Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

The executions drew immediate international criticism.

3 years ago·Austin, United States

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Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

The executions drew immediate international criticism.

3 years ago·Minneapolis, United States

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Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

It says those executed included convicted members of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.

3 years ago·Flint, United States

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The Manila Times

Saudi Arabia executes record 81 in one day for terrorism

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia said Saturday (Sunday in Manila) it had executed a record 81 people in one day for terrorism-related offenses, exceeding the total number killed last year and sparking criticism from rights activists. All had been "found guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes," the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported, saying they included convicts linked to the Islamic State group, al-Qaeda, Yemen's Houthi rebel fo…

3 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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