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SAUDI ARABIA BEHEADS TWO MEN
October 14, 2008: two men were beheaded in Saudi Arabia. Venancio Ladion, from the Philippines, was convicted of murdering a Saudi man in the holy city of Mecca by suffocating him and piercing his neck with a pen. He was executed by the sword, Saudi Arabian Interior Ministry announced.
Fahd al-Shadoukhey, Saudi Arabian citizen, was executed after been convicted of theft and rape while under the influence of alcohol. Hands Off Cain counted at least 77 executions in Iran in 2008. (Sources: Fox News, 14/10/2008)
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