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Saudi Arabia sentences seven terrorists to death over deadly 2014 al-Ahsa attack 

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People enter and leave Riyadh's general court October 20, 2008. A Saudi court began formal legal proceedings on Monday against around 70 militant suspects ahead of the first trials of al Qaeda sympathisers who waged a campaign of violence in the U.S.-allied monarchy. (Reuters)
People enter and leave Riyadh's general court October 20, 2008. (File photo: Reuters)

Saudi Arabia sentences seven terrorists to death over deadly 2014 al-Ahsa attack

Tamara Abueish, Al Arabiya English

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A Saudi Arabian court sentenced seven extremists to death over a 2014 shooting attack in the al-Dalwah village in the eastern city of al-Ahsa, state television reported on Wednesday.

In November 2014, three suspected members opened fire on dozens of people in the village, killing eight people there.

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Seven defendants were sentenced to death after their conviction while three others were handed 25-year jail terms each, the Ekhbariya channel reported.

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