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| Iraqi robber's head lopped off in Soddy Arabia... |
| 2002-08-04 |
| An Iraqi convicted of armed robbery and kidnapping was beheaded in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, bringing to at least 28 the number of people executed this year, the Interior Ministry said. Habib al-Meshalawi broke into the house of Saleh al-Muteiri, a Saudi, threatened him with a gun, stole his car and money and kidnapped his son, Dahi, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The execution took place in the province of Hafr al-Baten, 400 kilometres east of the capital Riyadh. At least 81 people were beheaded in the conservative kingdom last year. Well, it does keep the recidivism rate really low... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |