SAUDI ARABIA: TWO EXECUTED FOR MANSLAUGHTER

Beheading in Saudi Arabia

30 March 2009 :

two Saudi Arabian men were beheaded by the sword after being convicted of the manslaughter of a Chinese man they robbed, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.
Faisal bin Nasser al-Qahtani and Bandar bin Abdullah al-Ajmi were found guilty of a drive-by robbery in which they snatched a laptop-computer bag from the man as he walked in Riyadh.
The victim grabbed hold of their vehicle, lost his grip and hit the ground, fatally injuring his head.
 

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