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Saudi Arabia convicts 330 people on terrorist charges
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330 detainees have been recently tried in Saudi Arabia by special courts dealing with security issues. They were charged with participation in the terror attacks of 2003-2006 that took place in the country. The detainees received different sentences including house arrest and imprisonment, as well as a death penalty. Several defendants were found not guilty, Middle East Online reports. This is just a first batch of detainees to be tried out of some 1000 people that are awaiting trials on similar charges. Human rights groups also say that there might be as many as 2000 people in total held in prison for similar crimes. Those, who have been already convicted, were convicted on charges of disrupting the national security, financially supporting terrorists and conspiring with Al-Qaeda.
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