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Saudi man beheaded for murder

Saudi authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a compatriot in the eastern city of Khobar on Sunday, the interior ministry said.

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  • Published: 15:07 March 23, 2008
  • Gulf News

Riyadh: Saudi authorities beheaded a man convicted of fatally shooting a compatriot in the eastern city of Khobar on Sunday, the interior ministry said.

Huzaa Al Qahtani was sentenced to death for shooting dead Talal Al Sehli following a row, the ministry said in a statement.

The beheading brings to 35 the number of executions announced by Saudi Arabia since the start of 2008.

Last year, a record 153 people were executed in the Gulf state.

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