World IN BRIEF : SAUDI ARABIA : 2 Indians Beheaded for Killing Egyptian
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Two Indians were beheaded for the murder of an Egyptian, the Interior Ministry said. Saudi Arabia is governed by Islamic law, which prescribes beheading for murder. Executions of criminals convicted by Islamic courts are common on Fridays in Saudi Arabia. The crime, trial and beheadings took place in Najran, on the western side of the desert kingdom.
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