Protest broke out today in Bahrain, following the execution. Iran's foreign ministry said that Saudi Arabia would "pay a high price" for execution of the cleric.
Saturday, 2 January 2016
Saudi Arabia executes Shia Cleric and 46 others
Today is seen as the highest number of executions in Saudi Arabia since 1995. The Kingdom executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, suspected al-Qaeda members but also a very prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, was among those executed, the Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
Nimr al-Nimr
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