a Saudi found guilty of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the

14 April 2008 :

a Saudi found guilty of murder was beheaded by the sword in Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry announced. The ministry, quoted by the state news agency SPA, said Abdullah al-Subai was beheaded in the southern region of Assyr for stabbing to death a fellow Saudi.

(Sources: Dawn.com, 10/04/2008)

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