Saudia Arabia kills EIGHTY ONE people in a single day in biggest mass execution in country’s history

SAUDI Arabia have conducted the biggest mass execution in their history – with eighty one people left dead. It was reported by Saudi media that the kingdom executed eighty one men today including members of Al-Qaida, the “Islamic State” and supporters of Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Rex FeaturesA public execution by beheading in Saudi Arabia[/caption] TwitterBodies of five Yemeni men beheaded and left hanging with heads re-attached from a previous execution[/caption] As of this moment is it unclear what the method of killing was and why the kingdom chose Saturday for the executions. The executions carried out surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 mass execution for the 63 militants convicted of seizing the Grand Mosque in Mecca in 1979, the worst-ever militant attack to target the kingdom and Islam’s holiest site. The state-run Saudi Press Agency announced the executions and confirmed that those included were convicted of various crimes such as the murdering of innocent men, women and children. A statement said: “The kingdom will continue to take a strict and unwavering stance against terrorism and extremist ideologies that threaten the stability of the entire world.” Read More in World News According to the agency, the accused were provided with the right to an attorney and were guaranteed their full rights under Saudi law during the judicial process. They then found them guilty of committing multiple heinous crimes that left a large number of civilians and law enforcement officers dead. An announcement by Saudi state television described those executed as having followed the footsteps of Satan in carrying out their crimes. The number of death penalty cases being carried out had dropped during the coronavirus pandemic, though the kingdom continued to behead convicts under King Salman and his assertive son, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Most read in News 'DISCONTENT GROWING' Putin could face Russia coup sending him 'to grave or to retirement' PEOPLE POWER Hero Ukrainians demand release of mayor kidnapped by occupying Russians WAR CRY Ukraine president vows Russia will only take Kyiv if invaders raze it to ground' ‘COMING FOR YOUR SOUL’ Pilot 'Ghost of Kyiv' REAL says Ukraine as they release pic of ace 'DIRECT CONFLICT' Joe Biden warns of 'WW3' after halting plans to send MiG jets to Ukraine FIGHTING BACK You’ve killed our children — now you will pay, women of Ukraine warn Putin The kingdom’s last mass execution came in January 2016, when the kingdom executed 47 people, including a prominent opposition Shiite cleric who had rallied demonstrations in the kingdom. In 2019, the kingdom beheaded 37 Saudi citizens, most of them minority Shiites, in a mass execution across the country for alleged terrorism-related crimes. Last year we looked at the different ways in which Saudi Arabia’s capital punishments are carried out including public beheading, crucifixion and paralysis. Killings include a horrific mass execution involving 37 men, including one being crucified and another having his head impaled on a spike. Read More on The Sun