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2020-04-17 Arabia
Saudi executes Yemeni over Spanish theatre group stabbing
[PUBLISH.TWITTER]
The man, identified as Imad al-Mansouri, had been sentenced to death for the November 11 attack during a live performance in Riyadh, which state media linked to militant group Al-Qaeda and which Madrid said left four performers wounded.

The assailant was accused of going on a stabbing spree during a musical in the capital’s King Abdullah Park, one of the venues hosting the two-month “Riyadh Season” entertainment festival.

It was the first such assault since the country began easing restrictions on entertainment.

The state-run Al-Ekhbariya television said the attacker took orders from an Al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, but so far there has been no claim of responsibility from the group.

Posted by Fred 2020-04-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ]  Top
 File under: al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula 

#1 "a live performance in Riyadh."

Things have changed! When I was in Riyadh (mid 90s), plays, theater, and movies were strictly forbidden. Period. Wow.
Posted by Tom 2020-04-17 11:27||   2020-04-17 11:27|| Front Page Top

#2 He killed the only openly gay man in KSA!
Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-17 12:24||   2020-04-17 12:24|| Front Page Top

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