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09 November 2009 :

Hasan bin Ahmed al-Qarni was beheaded by the sword in the western region of Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
Hasan was found guilty of running over Mohammed bin Hasan bin Ali al-Qarni with his car and then shooting him several times with a pistol over a land dispute, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

(Sources: The Australian, 07/11/2009)

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