Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, including top Shiite cleric

#UPDATE Saudi Arabia executes 47 people, including top Shiite cleric https://t.co/45hB5y1Abf pic.twitter.com/GD5XbdjmGx

— Agence France-Presse (@AFP) January 2, 2016

DEVELOPING: Saudi Arabia cuts diplomatic relations with Iran over execution protests https://t.co/zB6866r7oE pic.twitter.com/P5e5sjvaWG

— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 3, 2016

BREAKING: Saudi Arabia severs diplomatic ties with Iran amid destabilizing tensions https://t.co/xHmeO1LvY3 pic.twitter.com/2pjCzuT6ev

— The Hill (@thehill) January 3, 2016