SAUDI ARABIA: 2 PAKISTANIS EXECUTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistani men convicted of armed robbery, the interior
Saudi Arabia beheaded two Pakistani men convicted of armed robbery, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official SPA news agency.
The execution in the western city of Jeddah came after the two men admitted to having set up a gang to rob bank customers at gunpoint, the report said.
A total of 54 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to an AFP count.
The execution in the western city of Jeddah came after the two men admitted to having set up a gang to rob bank customers at gunpoint, the report said.
A total of 54 people have been executed in Saudi Arabia since the start of the year, according to an AFP count.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Afp, 25/06/2013)