Riyadh: Saudi Arabia yesterday executed seven death row inmates who had been convicted of murder and drug trafficking, state media reported.
Two Saudi Arabian citizens and three nationals of Chad were executed after being sentenced to death for the kidnapping and murder of a Pakistani security guard, with the intent of robbing the warehouse he was guarding, according to the state-run SPA agency.
Another Saudi Arabian was executed for murder after setting a man on fire, SPA reported.
A Lebanese national was executed for attempting to smuggle captagon pills into the kingdom.