Saudi Arabia Sentences Seven Islamist Militants to Death Over Killings of Shi'ites

Saudi Arabia Sentences Seven Islamist Militants to Death Over Killings of Shi'ites
President Donald Trump (L) speaks with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman during a family photo session at the G20 Summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. Kim Kyung-Hoon/AFP via Getty Images
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RIYADH—A Saudi court has sentenced seven Islamic State militants to death over a 2014 shooting attack that killed eight Shi'ite Muslims near the eastern city of al-Ahsa, state television reported on Wednesday.

In November 2014, three suspected members of the Sunni Muslim jihadist group opened fire on Shi’ites who were celebrating Ashura, a holy festival in their calendar, in the village of Dalwa, killing eight people there.