RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday executed 37 of its citizens convicted of terrorism. The executions were carried out in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah, the province of Qassim and the Eastern Province. The men were executed "for adopting terrorist and extremist thinking and for forming terrorist cells to corrupt and destabilize security", said the official Saudi Press Agency. It said one person was crucified after his execution. - AFP
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