Saudi government executes 37 men for terrorism, crucifies one of them

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The Saudi Arabian government said it has executed 37 men for terrorism crimes and one of them was crucified.

The men were accused of “cooperating with hostile parties in a way that damaged the high interests of the homeland,” Saudi officials said in a statement Tuesday, and were executed on the basis of “their adoption of extremist, terrorist ideology and forming terrorist cells to corrupt and disturb security, spread chaos and cause sectarian discord.”

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