Saudi Arabia Executes 47 People In One Day – Including Prominent Shia Cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr steve_watson Posted on January 2, 2016 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Featured Stories, Tile, World News 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