SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder.
Saudi Arabia beheaded two men for murder, the Interior Ministry said. Mubarak bin Abdullah al-Dowsari was convicted of fatally shooting a man after an argument. He was executed in the capital Riyadh.
Also in Riyadh, Saad bin Ajlan al-Dowsari was beheaded for a fatal shooting over a territorial dispute.
At least 121 people were executed in Saudi Arabia in 2000.
— SOURCES
- Sources: Reuters, 01/01/2001
