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Saudi Arabia executes five people on terrorism charges
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia executed five people Saturday on terrorism charges, the ministry of interior said, bringing the total number of death sentences carried out this year to 188, according to an AFP tally based on official statements. The five Saudi nationals were convicted of “joining a foreign terrorist organisation”, opening fire on security forces and “providing support” for “terrorist operations inside the kingdom”. Their executions were carried out in the Eastern Province, home to most of Saudi Arabia’s Shia Muslim minority, which has long complained of marginalisation in the Sunni-majori...
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