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EthiopianReview.com :: View topic - Saudi Arabia displays bodies of two Ethiopians beheaded

EthiopianReview.com :: View topic - Saudi Arabia displays bodies of two Ethiopians beheaded: "RIYADH: Saudi authorities yesterday beheaded two Ethiopians convicted of killing a Saudi national in an armed robbery and displayed their bodies in public after the execution, the Interior Ministry said in a statement. The statement, carried by the official Saudi Press Agency, said Ali Mohammed Ali and Adel Adam Aman were found guilty of fatally shooting and robbing Khaled bin Karim bin Bakhash, the owner of a private telephone services center. "

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