Saudi Arabia executes 81 prisoners in a day

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

The executions drew immediate international criticism.

Saudi Arabia puts 81 to death in its largest mass execution

The executions drew immediate international criticism.

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.

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…

Choc in Arabia Saudita: 81 esecuzioni in un solo giorno

Secondo il governo di Riad i condannati a morte hanno avuto un "equo processo" ed erano legati ad organizzazioni terroristiche come Isis e Al Qaeda

Saudi Arabia executes a record 81 people in a single day

The 81 men killed committed a range of "multiple heinous crimes," said Saudi Arabia, and included "ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Houthis" militants.