Saudi Arabia Beheads 4 Men and a Woman
<i> Reuters</i>
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —
Saudi Arabia on Monday beheaded five people, including a woman found guilty of running a brothel, the Interior Ministry said.
Beheadings of convicted rapists, murderers, drug smugglers and other criminals, in line with Islamic Sharia law enforced in the conservative kingdom, are often carried out in a public square.
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