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Saudi Arabia says it executes American citizen convicted of killing his father
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An honor guard member is covered by the flag of Saudi Arabia, in Washington, on March 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)
Saudi Arabia executes an American citizen who had been convicted of killing his father.
The Interior Ministry identifies the executed man as Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef and said he beat and then strangled his Egyptian father to death. It also says Naseef used narcotics, mutilated his father’s body after his slaying and attempted to kill another person before his arrest.
The statement does not identify how Naseef was executed. However, Saudi Arabia typically beheads those sentenced to death.
A lawyer for Naseef could not be immediately identified. It wasn’t known if Naseef had a home address in the United States.
The US State Department did not immediately return a request for comment.
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