In a first, Saudi Arabia executes 81 convicts in one day on account of terrorism
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In the first of its kind sentencing against terrorism, Saudi Arabia executed 81 people on a number of terrorism-related crimes in one day, reported news agency AFP on Saturday. As per the report, this single-day execution exceeded the number of executions conducted by the kingdom in the last one year. Out of those executed, 73 were Saudi citizens, seven were Yemeni nationals and one was Syrian.