RIYADH: Saudi Arabia on Thursday executed a man convicted of murder in the Kingdom's southwest, the Interior Ministry said.
Abulrahman Al-Qarni shot dead fellow Saudi Mushabab Al-Khathami during a dispute, said the ministry statement carried by Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
The man was beheaded in the town of Al-Baha in southwestern Saudi Arabia, SPA reported.
The execution brings to six the number of death sentences carried out in the Kingdom so far in 2012, according to an AFP tally based on official reports.
The Kingdom applies the death penalty for a wide range of offenses, including rape, murder, armed robbery and drug trafficking.
Sources: Arab News, Agence France-Presse, Feb. 3, 2012
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