Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the northern town of Hael

Saudi authorities beheaded a citizen in the northern town of Hael after he was convicted of intentionally causing the deaths of three people during a car chase, the interior ministry announced. Talal bin Fayez al-Shemmari "intentionally hit the car" carrying three men -- Abdelkarim al-Shemmari, Mufawaz bin Falhi al-Shemmari and Walid bin Radi al-Shemmari -- during a high-speed car chase "due to a dispute between them," the ministry said. The three men being pursued were killed in the crash, said the statement carried by the official SPA news agency. The execution takes to 31 the number of people put to death in Saudi Arabia since the beginning of the year, according to an AFP count.