Saudi Arabia executes 37 in connection with terrorism

All were Saudi nationals: SPA


Reuters April 23, 2019
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.



The 37 were all Saudi nationals.

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