WORLD BRIEFING / SAUDI ARABIA
TIMES WIRE REPORTS
Saudi Arabia executed a man for double murder and displayed his body as a deterrent, state news media said.
The body of the man, beheaded by sword, was put on a cross in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency said. Ahmad Adhib bin Askar Shamalani Anzi had been convicted of killing a man and his 11-year-old son in a shop in Riyadh, the agency said.
Saudi Arabia, a close U.S. ally, usually carries out executions by public beheading for murder, rape, drug smuggling and armed robbery.
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