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NEWS ARCHIVE·DEATH PENALTY·SEPTEMBER 8, 2006
Saudi Arabia

SAUDI ARABIA. MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING FATHER

Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his father.

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Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of killing his father. The official Saudi news agency said Anwar bin Mahmoud bin Laffi al-Shimari killed his father by striking his head with a piece of metal. Shimari was put to death in the province of Al-Jouf, some 1,200 km (750 miles) from the capital Riyadh.
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  • (Sources: Reuters News, 08/09/2006)