Fairly rare these days...........
Nov 5th 2007, 6:53 pm
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Fairly rare these days...........
I like the 'keywords'........... 
18:14 05Nov07 RTRS-UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia amputates thief's hand
By Andrew Hammond
RIYADH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia amputated the hand of
a thief on Monday, carrying out a rarely implemented Islamic
punishment in a year when the number of public beheadings is
nearing a peak in the conservative kingdom.
The right hand of Amr Nasr, an Egyptian man, was removed in
Mecca after he was found guilty of pick-pocketing inside the
Grand Mosque, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
<<snip>>
(Editing by Dominic Evans)
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Keywords: SAUDI AMPUTATION/
18:14 05Nov07 RTRS-UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia amputates thief's hand
By Andrew Hammond
RIYADH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia amputated the hand of
a thief on Monday, carrying out a rarely implemented Islamic
punishment in a year when the number of public beheadings is
nearing a peak in the conservative kingdom.
The right hand of Amr Nasr, an Egyptian man, was removed in
Mecca after he was found guilty of pick-pocketing inside the
Grand Mosque, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
<<snip>>
(Editing by Dominic Evans)
((Riyadh newsroom +966 1 4632603; Fax +966 1 462 7113;
[email protected]))
Keywords: SAUDI AMPUTATION/
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Nov 6th 2007, 5:01 am
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Re: Fairly rare these days...........
Of all the places to go pickpocketing The Grand Mosque would have to come under the heading of "Asking for Trouble"
Nov 6th 2007, 1:23 pm
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Re: Fairly rare these days...........
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7073801.stm
Nov 6th 2007, 3:01 pm
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Re: Fairly rare these days...........
Actually not true. Recently 8 people have been beheaded in Saudi, with 7 being Saudi and one from Yemen. Its certainly better than filling up prisons with pensioners who cant pay council tax and letting the real criminals out on the street because the jails are full.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7073801.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7073801.stm
Nov 6th 2007, 5:04 pm
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Re: Fairly rare these days...........
I like the 'keywords'...........
18:14 05Nov07 RTRS-UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia amputates thief's hand
By Andrew Hammond
RIYADH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia amputated the hand of
a thief on Monday, carrying out a rarely implemented Islamic
punishment in a year when the number of public beheadings is
nearing a peak in the conservative kingdom.
The right hand of Amr Nasr, an Egyptian man, was removed in
Mecca after he was found guilty of pick-pocketing inside the
Grand Mosque, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
<<snip>>
(Editing by Dominic Evans)
((Riyadh newsroom +966 1 4632603; Fax +966 1 462 7113;
[email protected]))
Keywords: SAUDI AMPUTATION/
18:14 05Nov07 RTRS-UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia amputates thief's hand
By Andrew Hammond
RIYADH, Nov 5 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia amputated the hand of
a thief on Monday, carrying out a rarely implemented Islamic
punishment in a year when the number of public beheadings is
nearing a peak in the conservative kingdom.
The right hand of Amr Nasr, an Egyptian man, was removed in
Mecca after he was found guilty of pick-pocketing inside the
Grand Mosque, the official Saudi Press Agency said.
<<snip>>
(Editing by Dominic Evans)
((Riyadh newsroom +966 1 4632603; Fax +966 1 462 7113;
[email protected]))
Keywords: SAUDI AMPUTATION/
Nov 6th 2007, 11:23 pm
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Re: Fairly rare these days...........
Brutal, so what crime is commited for the beheading?
