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| Yemeni rapist's head lopped off in Mecca... |
| 2002-08-12 |
| A Yemeni man convicted of rape and armed robbery was beheaded Monday, the Interior Ministry said. Mohammed bin Hassan bin Ali was found guilty of breaking into several homes, threatening their residents with a knife, raping women and stealing their jewelry. The execution was carried out in the holy city of Mecca in western Saudi Arabia, bringing to 30 the number of people executed this year in the conservative kingdom. Holy cities are the best places to lop people's heads off... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 I wonder what the legal standard is in Mecca, Beyond a reasonable suspicion? Innocent until proven a non-Muslim? Tag, your guilty... |
| Posted by: PJ 2002-08-12 19:49:30 |