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Celebratory gunfire at Saudi wedding cuts cable, 23 electrocuted

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Celebratory gunfire at a wedding party in eastern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night brought down an electric cable, killing 23 people, a local civil defence official said. “At the wedding, the cable fell on a metal door and the 23 people who died were all electrocuted,” Eastern Province official Abdullah Khashman said by phone.

 

Saudi prince convicted of killing aide

A London jury Tuesday convicted a Saudi prince of murdering one of his servants in a frenzied attack in a luxury hotel room.

 

Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj

Saudi floods kill 77 while Muslims perform hajj

Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, a day after torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.

 

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