Saudi man executed for murder

Originally published July 21, 1998

A Saudi man was beheaded by sword yesterday for killing an Egyptian and robbing the jewelry shop where he worked, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement. The man's accomplices were sentenced to whippings and prison terms it added.

Khaled Ibn Saad al-Dussari stabbed to death the Egyptian, Sadok Ahmed Sadok, and then with accomplices robbed the jewelry store where Sadok was employed, the statement disclosed.

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