RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia executed a prominent opposition Shiite cleric convicted of terrorism charges, sparking anger in Iran and among Shiites across the region.
The leader of Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah has offered condolences to the family of Saudi Arabia’s prominent opposition Shiite cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, who was executed a day earlier.
In a televised speech on Sunday, Hassan Nasrallah described al-Nimr as “the martyr, the holy warrior,” and also gave condolences to the people of Saudi Arabia’s Shiite eastern regions.
Earlier, protesters gathered in Beirut at the Saudi Embassy and United Nations buildings to denounce the execution carried out by Saudi Arabia.
Hezbollah also issued a statement, with Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem condemning the execution as “a sign of shame and weakness for Saudi Arabia.”
He said Saudi Arabia has “arrived at its point of maximum weakness and is digging its own grave. It has taken the path of cowards.”
Do you know the difference between an Ayatollah and a Grand Ayatollah? The leather seats and air conditioning.
This a Friends of Allah affair … none of my Christian business.