Tuesday, March 18, 2008

SAUDI ARABIA: CITIZEN BEHEADED FOR KILLING COMPATRIOT

March 16, 2008: Saudi Arabian authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a fellow citizen. The Interior Ministry statement, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, said Abdullah bin Muhammad al-Kahtani was executed in the eastern Saudi town of al-Khobar.

The man shot the victim, Musfir bin Habad al-Dowsary, several times using an automatic weapon after a dispute.

Sources: Jerusalem Post, 16/03/2008

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