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SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI ‘DRUG TRAFFICKER’ AMONG SIX BEHEADED
October 1, 2017: The Saudi Arabia government executed six people, including a Pakistani citizen, convicted of drug trafficking and homicide, the highest number of executions in a single day this year.
The Pakistani man was beheaded for drug trafficking and five Saudi nationals for homicide, the interior ministry said.
Monday’s executions bring to 44 the number of convicts put to death this year, according to an AFP tally of government statements. (Sources: BY Agencies, 02/10/2017)
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