#Saudi_Arabia Beheads Two, Marking 9th Execution of 2015
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Saudi Arabia on Wednesday beheaded a convicted Pakistani drug trafficker and one of its own citizens who allegedly killed a soldier. Their cases bring to nine the number of #executions this year, according to an AFP tally. Rakan bin Eid bin Bikheet al-Baqmi, a Saudi, was found guilty of chasing and firing on a security patrol, killing soldier Sultan bin Ibrahim bin Ghrahid al-Jaid, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. Baqmi was executed in the Mecca region of western Saudi Arabia. read more