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A prominent Shiite cleric behind anti-government protests was on Saturday executed along with 46 other men, by Saudi Arabia. The Saudi interior ministry announced the execution of Nimr al-Nimr and the others, including Shiite activists and Sunnis accused of involvement in deadly Al-Qaeda attacks. All those executed were Saudis, except for an Egyptian and a Chadian.
The interior ministry said the 47 men had been convicted of adopting the radical “takfiri” ideology, joining “terrorist organisations” and implementing various “criminal plots”. A list published by the official Saudi Press Agency included Sunni Muslims convicted of involvement in Al-Qaeda attacks that killed Saudi and foreigners in the kingdom in 2003 and 2004. One of those executed was Fares al-Shuwail, described by Saudi media as Al-Qaeda’s top religious leader in the kingdom. He was arrested in 2004.
SOURCE: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Top Shiite Cleric, 46 Others - See List Of Their Crimes
The interior ministry said the 47 men had been convicted of adopting the radical “takfiri” ideology, joining “terrorist organisations” and implementing various “criminal plots”. A list published by the official Saudi Press Agency included Sunni Muslims convicted of involvement in Al-Qaeda attacks that killed Saudi and foreigners in the kingdom in 2003 and 2004. One of those executed was Fares al-Shuwail, described by Saudi media as Al-Qaeda’s top religious leader in the kingdom. He was arrested in 2004.
SOURCE: Why Saudi Arabia Executed Top Shiite Cleric, 46 Others - See List Of Their Crimes
