Islamic militants and their supporters celebrated the death of Saudi King Abdullah on social media Friday, many of them describing him as a “servant” of the Americans who conspired with the West to kill Muslims.
Abdullah, who died at the age of 90, began battling al-Qaida militants around a decade ago when extremists launched a string of attacks in the kingdom aimed at toppling the monarchy. Backed by the kingdom’s top ally, the United States, Saudi officials responded with a massive crackdown and has imprisoned suspected militants and sentenced others to death.
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“We don’t want him to die. We want to slaughter him this way,” the post said, referring to Saudi Arabia’s tradition of beheading criminals.
