Published 2 years ago

Saudi Arabia executes 81 prisoners in a day

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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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Times of India

Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 convicts in a single day - Times of India

Middle East News: DUBAI: Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of a variety of crimes, including killings and belonging to militant groups, in the large.

2 years ago·India

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BBC News

Saudis execute 81 men in one day - BBC News

The range of charges on which the men were convicted included terrorism and holding "deviant beliefs".

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Saudi Arabia Executes 81 Men in One Day, the Biggest Mass Execution Since 1980

The kingdom executed 63 people in one day in 1980, a year after militants seized the Grand Mosque in Mecca, according to state media reports.

2 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day

Officials say those executed were convicted of charges including terrorism and holding ‘deviant beliefs’

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 convicts in single day

Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 prisoners, including those convicted of killings and belonging to militant groups

2 years ago·India

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CTV News

Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 convicts in single day

Saudi Arabia executed 81 people Saturday convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history.

2 years ago·Canada

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