{Interior ministry says executed “terrorists” took part in attacks against residential and government buildings.}<\/p>\n
Saudi Arabia has executed 47 “terrorists”, according to the interior ministry, including Shia cleric Nimr al-Nimr and al-Qaeda-affiliated Faris al-Zahrani .<\/p>\n
In a press release read on state TV on Saturday, the ministry listed the names of all those it said were already convicted on charges of terrorism.<\/p>\n
The death sentence of Nimr al-Nimr, who led anti-government protests in the country’s east, was confirmed by the Supreme Court in October.<\/p>\n
Following the statement, Iran condemned the execution of Nimr, saying that Riyadh was executing “opponents of terrorism”.<\/p>\n
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Hossein Jaber Ansari said Saudi Arabia will “pay a high price for following these policies”.<\/p>\n
Another high-profile person among the list of the excuted was al-Zahani, once considered one of Saudi Arabia’s “most-wanted terrorists”, was detained in 2004 while allegedly in possession of weapons.<\/p>\n
An Egyptian citizen and a Chadian citizen were also among the executed, the ministry said. The rest were all Saudis.<\/p>\n
Hussain al-Shobokshi, a prominent Saudi columnist, told Al Jazeera that Saudi authorities did not differentiate between “Shia source of terror and Sunni source of terror”.<\/p>\n
“[Saudi Arabia] made sure it saw no difference between any form of terror, as long as it was threatening its people and its economy,” he said.<\/p>\n
Source:Al Jazeera:[Saudi Arabia executes 47, including Shia cleric Nimr->http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2016\/01\/saudi-announces-execution-47-terrorists-160102072458873.html]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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