SAUDI ARABIA. MAN BEHEADED BY SWORD FOR MURDER

Saudi police officers are seen in Riyadh

24 June 2008 :

a Saudi Arabian man was beheaded by the sword afterbeing convicted of killing a compatriot.
Deyab bin Dhahawial-Shimmari was found guilty of shooting dead Mansur bin Saad al-Ajmiduring a fight, said a statement carried by the official SPA newsagency. He was executed in the region of Riyadh.

(Sources: Agence France Presse, 21/06/2008)

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