many of the others faris al-zahrani had been linked to attack to the kingdom in 2003 and 2006 said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that it sees no difference between any form of terror as long as it's threatening people, its cities and economy, it will take care of it and deem with it swiftly. it doesn't matter if it is a shia or sunni source of terror. >> reporter: in october saudi arabia was warned of dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. that was repeated when notice of his death was released >> >> they will try to neutralize this by igniting the soft spots in the region, particularly in kuwait, bahrain and saudi arabia. it wouldn't be a surprise if they do it again. >> reporter: following the latest executions, more may be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts >>> another employee at a hong kong publishing inform critical of the chinese communist government has gone missing. paul lee, the chief editor of the mighty current publishing company, disappeared on wednesday. two months ago four of his colle

many of the others such as faris al-zahrani had bmpb linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that it sees no difference between any form of terror as long as it's threatening people in cities and economy, it will take care of it and deal with it swiftly. doesn't matter if it's sunni or shia. >> reporter: dire consequences were warned if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when news of his death was released. leaders say the saudis will play a high price. >> iran will try to neutralize this by igniting the soft spots in the region, particularly in kuwait, bahrain. it wouldn't be a surprise if they do it again. >> reporter: following these latest executions, more may be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts >>> the iraqi army says that it is amaking gains against i.s.i.l. in ramadi. government soldiers claimed control of central parts of that city on monday but fighting that is continued. now only 250 government fighters remain in the western city.

many others said faris al-zahrani had been linked to terrorist attacks said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that there is no difference between any form of terror as long as it's threatening people or its economy, it will deal with it swiftly. it doesn't matter whether it is a shia source of terror or sunni source of shore. >> reporter: dire cons were warned if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when news of his death was released. government leaders will say the saudis will pay a high price. >> iran will try to neutralize this by igniting soft spots in the region, particularly beirut, tehran. >> reporter: following these latest executions more may be on the way. at least 2200 similar case s are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts >>> syria's opposition is trying to agree on who should be part of upcoming direct talks with the as add government in two weeks time. the u.n. special envoy for syria is expected to bring together opposition leaders together in riyadh. the team will include representatives from major armed factions. the opposi

many of the others such as faris al-zahrani had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006. said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that there is no difference between any form of terror, as long as as it's threatening people, its cities and economy, it will take care of it and deem with it swiftly. it doesn't matter whether it is a shia or sunni source of terror. >> reporter: a warning was that dire consequences will flow if nimr al-nimr was executed. it it was said saudis will pay a high price. >> it will ignite the soft spots in the region, particularly in bahrain and others. it wouldn't be a surprise. >> reporter: following these latest executions, more may still be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts. rob matheson >>> many other nations around the world have also reacted to those executions in saudi arabia. the united states is warning that such actions risk exacerbating sectarian tensions and is calling on riyadh to respect rights. there have been protests both in peabody pakistan and kashmi

also among them was a leading al-qaeda mreecher faris al-zahrani-- preacher faris al-zahrani. the men received a fair trial say saudi arabia. >> reporter: the judiciary is objective and we deal with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does, rarely of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> reporter: last year a special court sentenced nimr al-nimr to death for sedition and bearing arms. he did not deny the charges, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque in august. many of the others such as preacher faris al-zahrani had been linked to tacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 206, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that it sees no difference between any form of terror as long as it is threatening people, at the will take care of it and deal with it swiftly. it doesn't matter whether it is a shia or sunni source of terror. >> reporter: in october it

many of the others such as al-qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> there is no difference between any form of terror. it will be dealt with swiftly. >> reporter: in october iran wants saudi arabia of what it called dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when news of his death was released. iranian government leaders say the asaudi will play a price >> it wouldn't be a surprise if it happens again. >> reporter: following these latest executions more may still be on the way. at least 2200 similar cases are still to be heard in saudi arabian courts >>> these people in the district of saudi arabia's eastern province marred to show their objections to nimr al-nimr's execution. there have been demonstrations in some other parts with police using tear gas to dis% the crowds. diplomatic fallout between saudi arabia and its main regional rival iran. iran says the saudis will pay a high price for nimr al-nimr's execution. while the saudis have summoned the eir

faris al-zahrani was also one executed. he had been in custody from 2004 while in possession of weapons. >> translation: our message is clear. the kingdom condemns terrorism and considers it to be a corruption on earth. therefore, we rely on the islamic judiciary to deal with these kinds of cases. the offenders are condemned to death. the kingdom did not spare any effort to bring terrorists to justice and we ask saudi youth to be aware of any plots to be hatched to undermine our security >>> reaction in the uranium government was swift. the foreign ministry says saudi arabia will pay a high price for executing nimr al-nimr. it says the saw deexecutes the owe payments of terrorism. protests have been made from condemnation of political figures. the execution was political. the saudis deny this is a they were based on facts and followed a judicial process. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal object jively with the cases on merit. we deal with facts and criminal intent. once we have the criminal intent and t

faris al-zahrani, were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks targeting civilians and security forces. nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death for sedition, bearing arms. he said knee never carried weapons and called for violence. it was said he was given a fair trial. the death penalties in saudi arabia under islamic law and they apply to both shun ee and shia. -- sunni and shia. >> translation: there is a wrong deed because this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the decision makers should not underestimate that this blood will trouble them. it will torment them. >> reporter: iran and saudi arabia have often engaged in a war of words and it is not the first time they've cut diplomatic relations. >> i think that the ties between iranians and vau des-- saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries and the points of views are die metrically opposed. >> reporter: tehran and riyadh support opposing sides. the concern now is that the widening rift between thes

nimr al-nimr and the other man, including faris al-zahrani, were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks, targeting civil yaps and security forces. nimr al-nimr didn't deny the political charges, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. the country is adamant he got a fair trial. iran supreme leader is warning of what he calls devine revenge. >> translation: it is a wrong deed because this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the decision makers should not underestimate that this blood will trouble them. it will torment them. >> reporter: iran and saudi arabia have often engaged in a war of words and it is not the first time they've cut diplomatic relations. >> i think that the ties between iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries. the points of views are die met trickally opposed. >> reporter: the concern now is that the widening rift between these these two powers will have a broader impact across the middle east. gera

nimr al-nimr and the other man, including al-qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani, were charged with terrorist attacks, targeting civilians and security forces. nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death for sedition, bearing arms. he denied the charges in relation to carrying arms and violence. the country say he got a fair trial following a judicial process. the death penalties in saudi arabia fell under islamic law and applied to both sunni and shia. iran supreme leader is warning of what he calls kdivine revenge. >> this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the saudi arabia should know it will torment them. >> reporter: iran and saudi arabia have often engaged in a war of words of it is not the first diplomatic relations cut. >> i think that the ties between iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries. the points of views die metrically opposed. >> reporter: the concern now is that the widening wrist between these two regional powers will have a broader impact across

he and 46 others, including preacher faris al-zahrani, were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorist attacks the saudi arabia is adamant he got a fair trial. it is not the first time diplomatic relations have been cut, but there are fears it could cause more violence. in an incident in eastern saw dewhere people are mourning nimr al-nimr's death, the officials reported that one man had been killed and a child was injured. nimr al-nimr's brother has said he had been told the cleric will be buried in an undisclosed location, a move that could cause more protests >>> iraq's prime minister is blaming i.s.i.l. for the bombing of two sun ee-- three sunni mosques south of baghdad. the facilities were partially destroyed this morning and at least two people were killed. witnesses say they saw men wearing military uniforms. no-one has claimed responsibilities yet, but the bombings took place right after saudi arabia severed ties with iran. iraqi officials say the attacks were carried out to stir up sectarian defines. one person was killed when a truck filled with explosives rammed into a wall

also among them was a leading preacher faris al-zahrani. human rights watch has criticized the executions but saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the case on merit. it doesn't matter what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> translation: last year a special court in riyadh sentenc sentenced nimr al-nimr. he said he never carried weapons or called for violence. >> reporter: many of the others such as a preacher had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006, said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> translation: it has made sure that there is no difference. as long as it's threatening people in cities, its economy, it will take care of it and deal with it swiftly. >> reporter: in october iran warned vashe of what it called dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. government leaders said the saudis will pay a high price >> iran will try to neutralize th this. >> reporter: following these latest executions, more may

nimr al-nimr, and the other man, including al qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorism attacks. nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death. he denied political charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. riyadh is adamant he had a fair trial based on facts, and followed a protest, a view followed by a lead, saying that the laws applied to sunni and shia. iran's supreme leader is warning of revenge. >> this blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt. policy makers executed them. the saudi's decision makers should not underestimate that this blood will trouble them, it will torment them. iran and saudi arabia have engaged in a war of words and some view this as a troubling track store. >> it's an escalation that will create havoc in the region. i'm not surprised, in the sense it's not the first time the two countries broke diplomatic relations. >> train and riyadh support opposing sites in the conflict in syria and iraq. the concern is that the widening rift between the two regional powers will have a br

nimr al-nimr, and the other manner, al qaeda preacher faris al-zahrani were charged with plotting and carrying out terrorism attacks. nimr al-nimr was sentenced to death. he denied political charges against him, but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. he is adamant he had a fair trial based on facts, and followed a protest, a view followed by a lead, saying that the laws applied to sunni and shia. iran's spreader is warning -- spreader is call -- supreme leader is calling... iran and saudi arabia have engaged in a war of words and it's not the first time they cut diplomatic relations. the iranians and saudis were bound to clash at one point because there are so many challenges facing these two countries, and the points of use are diametrically opposed. train and riyadh sposh opposing sides in the conflicts in yemen and syria. the concern is that the widening rift between the two regional powers will have a broader impact across the middle east >>> well, iran responded to the move by accusing saudi arabia of trying to shift attention away from the executions. in a sta

also among them was a leading apreacher faris al-zahrani. saudi arabia say the men received a fair trial. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliation or what he believes. we deal with facts and criminal intent. >> translation: last year a special court in riyadh sentenced them. they didn't deny the political charges against him but said he never carried weapons or called for violence. saudi arabia vowed to stamp out terrorism after 15 people were killed in a suicide bombing in a mosque in august. many of the others had been linked to attacks in the kingdom between 2003 and 2006 said to have been carried out by al-qaeda. >> it has made sure that there is no difference between any ethnicity, it will take care of it swiftly any threat, any source of terror. >> reporter: in october iran warned saudi arabia of what it called dire consequences if nimr al-nimr was killed. that warning was repeated when new

they were angry at the execution of nimr al-nimr and faris al-zahrani. the executions were condemned. devine vengeance for the saw depoliticians. >> reporter: the killing of a circular who urged for good and against evil, who enjoyed religious ambitions. the killing of such a person is really a crime. it is a huge crime and it is a wrong deed because in blood will trouble them without a doubt. i have no doubt about it. policy makers executed them. the saudi government decision makers should not estimate that this blood will trouble them. it will torment them >>> nimr al-nimr was a clear you can and prominent figure in protests in saudi arabia which intensified in early 2011. a court sentenced. he said he never carried weapons nor called for violence. the saudis deny accusation that the execution was political. they say it was based on facts and followed judicial process. >> translation: the judiciary is objective and we deal objectively with the cases on merit. there is no difference between what a person does regardless of his ethnic origin or affiliati