SAUDI ARABIA. YEMENI EXECUTED FOR MURDER
April 4, 2007: Saudi Arabia executed Majid bin Othman bin Mohammed al-Adani, a Yemeni man convicted for the murder of an 8 year old boy. He was found guilty of luring the boy to an isolated place, raping him, and strangling him using a piece of cloth, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. Adani had also raped another youth. (Sources: Reuters, 04/04/2007)
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