Saudi: Man executed after being sentenced to death for joining terrorist cell

The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia has issued a statement today confirming the execution of a death sentence as punishment for a perpetrator in the Eastern Province.

The statement said that the Saudi national, Mohammad bin Abdullah bin Ali Al Abd Al Jabbar, was accused of committing a terror crime by "joining a terrorist cell, firing at security headquarters, monitoring security personnel, and informing terrorist elements of their movements, resulting in the targeting of three security officers."

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The accused was referred to the court, which issued a verdict confirming his guilt and sentencing him to death as a discretionary punishment. The ruling was upheld by the higher court, and a royal order was then issued to enforce the verdict.

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