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SAUDI BEHEADED FOR MURDER OF COMPATRIOT
December 13, 2008: a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword after being convicted of murdering a compatriot, the Interior Ministry said in a statement carried by the SPA official news agency. Zamim bin Sarawi al-Asiri was found guilty of killing Mohammed bin al-Hussein al-Asiri by hitting him on the head with an axe during an argument. The execution took place in the southwestern region of Asir. (Sources: Agence France Presse, 13/12/2008)
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