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Saudi Arabia executes 81 men in one day for terrorism, other charges -SPA

A general view of Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia, February 20, 2022. [Reuters, Mohammed Benmansour]

Saudi Arabia executed 81 men on Saturday, including seven Yemenis and one Syrian, for terrorism and other offences including holding "deviant beliefs", authorities said, in the biggest mass execution in decades.

The number dwarfed the 67 executions reported in the kingdom in all of 2021 and the 27 in 2020.

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