Why did Saudi Arabia execute 47 people?

Munk School of Global Affairs senior fellow Brian Stewart talks about what the executions mean for the region For more: .
Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, including a prominent Shiite cleric behind anti-government protests and Sunnis convicted of involvement in deadly Al-Qaeda .
Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it has executed 47 prisoners convicted of terrorism charges. They included al-Qaida detainees and the prominent Shiite cleric .
وزارة الداخلية السعودية : تنفيذ حكم القصاص بحق 47 شخص من الفئة الضالة Saudi Arabia executed 47 people on Saturday for terrorism, mostly.

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Posted: 05 January 2016
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Why did Saudi Arabia execute 47 people?