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37 Executed In Saudi Arabia For Terrorism Offences

"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.

Saudi Arabia has executed 37 people in connection with terrorism crimes, its interior ministry has said.

"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.

All 37 were Saudi nationals.

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Terrorism