a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword

06 April 2012 :

a Saudi man convicted of murder was executed by the sword in the southern city of Najran. Hassan bin Ali al-Shihri was found guilty of stabbing to death a fellow Saudi.

(Sources: www.gulf-times.com, 10/10/2011)

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