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Pakistani man, woman beheaded in Saudi Arabia |
2006-12-07 |
![]() The beheadings, carried out with a sword, bring to at least 34 the number of executions in Saudi Arabia this year. At least 83 were put to death in 2005 and 35 the year before. Executions are generally carried out in public in the oil-rich kingdom, which applies a strict form of Islamic law. The death penalty is applied for murder, rape, apostasy, armed robbery and drug trafficking. |
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