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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Interior Ministry: Detainees Executed after Terrorism, Capital Crimes Convictions

General view of Riyadh city, after the Saudi government eased a curfew, following the outbreak of the coronavirus, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 7, 2020. (Reuters)

The Saudi Ministry of Interior announced on Saturday that it had carried out the sentences of capital punishment against individuals convicted of terrorism and capital crimes, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

Eighty-one individuals were convicted of various crimes, including murdering innocent men, women and children. They were also convicted of pledging allegiance to foreign terrorist organizations, such as ISIS, al-Qaeda, and the Houthi militias in Yemen.

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