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Kuwait executes seven people, first since 2017

This picture taken on Oct 27, 2022, shows an aerial view of the Ras al-Ard cape of Kuwait City overlooking the Gulf waters. (Photo: AFP)

Kuwait put seven people to death for murder on Wednesday, the public prosecutions service said, as the first executions since 2017 went ahead despite appeals from a prominent rights group.

One Ethiopian woman and one Kuwaiti woman were among those hanged, along with three Kuwaiti men, a Syrian and a Pakistani, a statement said.

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