Saudi Arabia Says 47 Executed Including Shia Cleric Sheikh Nimr

Saudi Arabia Says 47 Executed Including Shia Cleric Sheikh Nimr
Sat Jan 2, 2016 11:17:23

Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for “terrorism”, including the prominent Shia Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimrits, Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Nimr Baqr al-Nimr, commonly referred to as Sheikh Nimr was an independent Shia Sheikh in al-Awamiyah, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.

He is popular among youth and critical of the Saudi Arabian government during the 2011–2012 Saudi Arabian protests.

Sheikh Nimr Al Nimr a Shia Muslim cleric known for his sermons criticizing the kingdom’s government and for his support of political protests in the country’s oil-rich Eastern Province.

Iran has warned that executing Nimr "would cost Saudi Arabia dearly".

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