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On January 2, 2016, the kingdom of ] carried out a mass execution of 47 people inside prisons in 12 different provinces in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasiareview.com/04012016-saudi-arabia-carries-out-largest-mass-execution-since-1980/ |title=Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980 – Eurasia Review |website=Eurasiareview.com |date=2016-01-02 |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> Forty-three were beheaded and four executed by firing squads. Among the 47 people killed was ] ] ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Van |first=Bill |url=http://www.globalresearch.ca/middle-east-tensions-escalate-in-wake-of-saudi-mass-beheadings/5499462 |title=Middle East Tensions Escalate in Wake of Saudi Mass Beheadings &#124; Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization |website=Globalresearch.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> The execution was the largest carried out in the kingdom since 1980. It sparked mass protests across the Middle East, during which protesters in ] and ] burned part of the Saudi diplomatic missions, and the Saudi Embassy in ]i capital ] was attacked by protestors and a rocket. The embassies were empty during the attacks. In response, the Saudi state severed ties with ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saudi-arabia-mass-execution-history_568c43e1e4b0cad15e625f74 |title=Mass Execution Is Part Of Saudi Arabia's Long History Of Horrors |website=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> The Iranian government condemned the embassy attack in Iran.{{cn|date=January 2016}} On 2 January 2016, the kingdom of ] carried out a mass execution of 47 people inside prisons in 12 different provinces in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasiareview.com/04012016-saudi-arabia-carries-out-largest-mass-execution-since-1980/ |title=Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980 – Eurasia Review |website=Eurasiareview.com |date=2016-01-02 |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> Forty-three were beheaded and four executed by firing squads. Among the 47 people killed was ] ] ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Van |first=Bill |url=http://www.globalresearch.ca/middle-east-tensions-escalate-in-wake-of-saudi-mass-beheadings/5499462 |title=Middle East Tensions Escalate in Wake of Saudi Mass Beheadings &#124; Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization |website=Globalresearch.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref> The execution was the largest carried out in the kingdom since 1980.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/saudi-arabia-mass-execution-history_568c43e1e4b0cad15e625f74 |title=Mass Execution Is Part Of Saudi Arabia's Long History Of Horrors |website=Huffingtonpost.com |date= |accessdate=2016-01-06}}</ref>


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On 2 January 2016, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia carried out a mass execution of 47 people inside prisons in 12 different provinces in the country. Forty-three were beheaded and four executed by firing squads. Among the 47 people killed was Shia Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr. The execution was the largest carried out in the kingdom since 1980.

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References

  1. "Saudi Arabia Carries Out Largest Mass Execution Since 1980 – Eurasia Review". Eurasiareview.com. 2016-01-02. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  2. Van, Bill. "Middle East Tensions Escalate in Wake of Saudi Mass Beheadings | Global Research - Centre for Research on Globalization". Globalresearch.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
  3. "Mass Execution Is Part Of Saudi Arabia's Long History Of Horrors". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
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