SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED IN EASTERN PROVINCE FOR ATTACKING POLICE STATION

A Saudi national in the Eastern Province was executed on May 9, 2023 for attacking a police station, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Anwar bin Jaafar bin Mahdi al-Alawi received the death penalty for opening fire at a police station, aiding and harboring a man wanted on security charges and possessing weapons and ammunition.
Al-Alawi was found guilty by a criminal court and a royal order was issued to carry out the death sentence.
The Ministry of the Interior warned in a statement that anyone who carries out such criminal terrorist acts will meet the same fate, SPA added.