Saudi Arabia Executes 47 People In One Day – Including Prominent Shia Cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr Prison Planet.com Posted on January 2, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile London Independent | Most of those executed were Sunnis involved in the 2003 and 2004 Al-Qaeda attacks in the kingdom. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email