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2 January 2016

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Bahrain Expresses Support for Execution of sheikh Nimr by Saudi Arabia

The Bahrain Foreign Ministry expresses its support for the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, according to official statement.

The Bahrain Foreign Ministry expresses its support for the execution of a prominent Shiite cleric in Saudi Arabia, according to official statement.

The Bahraini authorities have expressed support for the actions of Saudi Arabia after Riyadh executed a prominent Shiite cleric, the country’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Earlier in the day, Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced that it had executed 47 people convicted of terrorism, including Shiite preacher Nimr al-Nimr.

"The Kingdom of Bahrain expresses its support in principle for the measures being implemented by brotherly Saudi Arabia to counter violence and extremism," the statement published on the ministry's website read.

According to the Bahraini ministry, the execution based on solid evidence is a necessary measure to ensure the safety of all citizens and residents of Saudi Arabia, as well as to deter those who are trying to sow discord and undermine the security and stable development of the Arab state.

Saudi Arabia plays a central role in the stabilization of the region and the world, as well as in the resolution of the crises the international community is facing, including the issue of terrorism, Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry stressed.


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