4 Foreigners Executed by Saudis Over Drugs
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Three Nigerians and an Iraqi were executed in Saudi Arabia on Friday for drug trafficking, the Saudi Press Agency said.
It said the Nigerians, convicted of smuggling heroin, were beheaded in the Red Sea port city of Jidda.
The Iraqi was executed in Hafar al Batin, in northeastern Saudi Arabia, for smuggling hashish.
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