An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed...

An Interior Ministry statement said that Ali bin Ayed bin Shadad, a Saudi national convicted of multiple armed robbery, was executed. The man was said to have used two women as human shields during one of his heists. The execution occurred in the province of Al Bahah, The statement did not say which method of execution was used. Beheading by sword is the most common but hanging is also used in cases.