The Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia executes murder convict
Agencies
Published: April 22, 2008, 14:39
Riyadh: A man convicted of murder has been
beheaded
in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said.
Hamoud Al Ansi was beheaded in the eastern Saudi
city of Dhahran for stabbing another man to death during a conflict over a
piece of land.
Earlier this month, the country beheaded a
Jordanian
drug trafficker. So far, 48 convicts have been executed in Saudi Arabia
this
year.
