Saudi Arabia to execute more than 50 terrorists, say reports

Executions appear to be warning to would-be jihadis, with one newspaper saying some facing death penalty are affiliated with al-Qaida Saudi Arabia plans to execute more than 50 people convicted of terrorism, two Saudi newspapers reported this week, in what appears to be a warning to would-be jihadis at a time of militant attacks on the kingdom. Fifty-five people were awaiting execution for "terrorist crimes" that killed more than 100 civilians and 71 security personnel, the newspaper Okaz said, ...