Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Saudis Behead Four Foreigners

Saudi Arabia has put the bodies of four Sri Lankans beheaded in Riyadh on display in public in an effort to deter a rising crime wave by foreigners.

International rights groups have often accused the conservative kingdom, a key US ally, of applying draconian and arbitrary justice, beheading murderers, rapists and drug traffickers in public by the sword.

The desert kingdom, which is home to Islam's holiest shrines, says it applies strict Islamic law.

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