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Revision as of 13:20, 12 January 2016 by Saff V. (talk | contribs) (→top: Removed irrelevant sentences with article title.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)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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- "Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980 – Eurasia Review". Eurasiareview.com. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- 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.
- "Mass Execution Is Part Of Saudi Arabia's Long History Of Horrors". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.