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Saudi Arabia executes 17 people in three days
Saudi Arabia executed two more people on Monday, bringing the total number of executions in the country to 17 in just three days, a record number this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Saudi state news agency said those executed on Monday were involved in “terrorist activities.”
Saudi Arabia executes 17 people in three days
Seven people were executed on Saturday and eight on Sunday, most of them foreigners and drug-related offenders.
This is the first time Saudi Arabia has executed so many people in such a short period of time since March 2022.
Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s leading executioners, has carried out 239 executions so far this year.
Saudi Arabia executed two more people on Monday, bringing the total number of executions in the country to 17 in just three days, a record number this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Saudi state news agency said those executed on Monday were involved in “terrorist activities.”
Seven people were executed on Saturday and eight on Sunday, most of them foreigners and drug-related offenders.
This is the first time Saudi Arabia has executed so many people in such a short period of time since March 2022.
Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s leading executioners, has carried out 239 executions so far this year.
Saudi Arabia executed two more people on Monday, bringing the total number of executions in the country to 17 in just three days, a record number this year, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Saudi state news agency said those executed on Monday were involved in “terrorist activities.”
Seven people were executed on Saturday and eight on Sunday, most of them foreigners and drug-related offenders.
This is the first time Saudi Arabia has executed so many people in such a short period of time since March 2022.
Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s leading executioners, has carried out 239 executions so far this year.
