Hands Off Cain
NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·FEBRUARY 5, 2001
Saudi Arabia

A British man, Alexander Mitchell, and a Canadian,...

A British man, Alexander Mitchell, and a Canadian, William Sampson, confessed on Saudi television to the November 17, 2000 bombing that killed Christopher Rodway and injured his wife in the Saudi capital Riyadh

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A British man, Alexander Mitchell, and a Canadian, William Sampson, confessed on Saudi television to the November 17, 2000 bombing that killed Christopher Rodway and injured his wife in the Saudi capital Riyadh. A third man, a Belgian identified as Raf Skivens or Stevens, said he was involved in a second bomb attack on November 22, 2000 that injured three Britons and an Irish woman.If convicted of murder, the men could face public beheading under Saudi Arabia's strict interpretation of Islamic law.Britain said its diplomats were seeking an urgent meeting with Saudi officials. The Belgian Foreign Ministry said its ambassador to Saudi Arabia was due to meet Interior Minister Prince Nayef on February 7, and Canada said its embassy had submitted a request for consular access.
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  • (Sources: Reuters, 05/02/2001)