37 people executed in Saudi Arabia in connection with terrorism REUTERS/FILE
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia's interior ministry said on Tuesday it executed 37 people in connection with terrorism crimes, state media reported.
"The death penalty was implemented... on a number of culprits for adopting extremist terrorist ideologies and forming terrorist cells to corrupt and disrupt security as well as spread chaos and provoke sectarian strife," the state news agency said in a tweet.
تنفيذ حكم القتل تعزيرا وإقامة حد الحرابة في عدد من الجناة لتبنيهم الفكر الإرهابي المتطرف وتشكيل خلايا إرهابية للإفساد والإخلال بالأمن وإشاعة الفوضى وإثارة الفتنة الطائفية والإضرار بالسلم والأمن الاجتماعي وجميعهم من الجنسية السعودية.https://t.co/fpadnfMTA4#واس pic.twitter.com/Qey1Gy81Vn
— واس الأخبار الملكية (@spagov) April 23, 2019
The 37 were all Saudi nationals.
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