Pakistani beheaded

RIYADH, Nov 10: Saudi authorities beheaded a local national convicted of kidnapping and raping teenagers and a Pakistani for drug trafficking, the Interior Ministry said on Saturday.

The Pakistani national was arrested while trying to smuggle heroin and hashish to the kingdom, the ministry said in a statement. His execution took place in the eastern city of Dammam in the early hours in the morning.

On Friday, authorities also beheaded Saudi citizen Khalaf al-Anzi in Riyadh for kidnapping and raping a teenager.—AP

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