Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of smuggling...
Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported
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Saudi Arabia beheaded an Afghan man convicted of smuggling an unspecified amount of heroin into the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The man had hidden the drug in his intestines, the agency said.
The execution raised to at least 17 the number of people put to death so far in 2002 in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
The man had hidden the drug in his intestines, the agency said.
The execution raised to at least 17 the number of people put to death so far in 2002 in the conservative Muslim kingdom.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Reuters, 13/05/2002)
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