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| Bangla thief has right hand amputated in Saudi Arabia |
| 2002-09-24 |
| A Bangladeshi man had his right hand amputated Monday after being found guilty of stealing in the Grand Mosque complex in Mecca, the holiest site in Islam, the interior ministry said. He was thieving there? Or is that where they lopped off his hand? Lado Miah Hussein Ahmad's right hand was cut off in public, the ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency. The crowd goes nutz when they see all that blood... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 I've been stationed in Riyadh. The place where they carry out the various sentences, all of which involve getting SOMETHING chopped off, is called, understandably enough, "Chop-Chop Square". Americans are warned that if you are standing around when it's time for punishment, you will be pushed to the forefront so you have a good view. And yes, the crowds are enthralled. Then it's back to work for everyone (except, of course, the sometimes headless corpse). |
| Posted by: Diggs 2002-09-24 09:44:17 |