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On 2 January 2016, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution of 47 people inside prisons in 12 different provinces in the country. Forty-three were beheaded and four executed by firing squads. Among the 47 people killed was Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The execution was the largest carried out in the kingdom since 1980.

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References

  1. "Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980 – Eurasia Review". Eurasiareview.com. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. Van, Bill. "Middle East Tensions Escalate in Wake of Saudi Mass Beheadings | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization". Globalresearch.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "Mass Execution Is Part Of Saudi Arabia's Long History Of Horrors". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
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