 RIYADH: A Saudi man was beheaded by the sword on Sunday in the kingdom's eastern province after he was convicted of murdering two Indians and a Pakistani, the Interior Ministry said. Abdul Rahman bin Sultan bin Daifallah al-Otaibi was convicted of robbing and killing Pakistani Muhammad Irshad and Indians Senior Mayo and Tido Shankar, as well as injuring another Indian, said a statement on the official SPA agency. The latest execution takes to 38 the number of beheadings announced by Saudi authorities so far this year, more than the number of executions for the whole of 2004.
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