Saudi man convicted of murder beheaded in Public

Published May 4th, 2003 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

A Saudi man convicted of murder was beheaded in a public execution Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.  

 

Abdul Rahman bin Hanash al-Shihri was found guilty of fatally shooting another man following a dispute, the ministry said in a statement.  

 

Al-Shihri was beheaded in public in the capital Riyadh.  

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