JEDDAH, 10 May 2003 — A Nepalese man convicted of murdering three members of a Saudi family was executed in the northern town of Taima, the Interior Ministry said.
In a separate statement, the ministry said an Afghan found guilty of drug trafficking was executed in Riyadh.
The Nepalese man, Kewal Man Limbo, was beheaded for killing two women and a man and wounding a child from the Anazi family with a truncheon, the ministry said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency.
The ministry named the victims as Saleh ibn Sayah Al-Anazi, Bana bint Sayah Al-Anazi and Moayana bint Ayesh Al-Anazi. The child was identified as Miteb ibn Nahar Al-Anazi.
The ministry said the Nepalese man attacked the Saudi family as a result of a misunderstanding. The agency did not say when the murder took place.
The ministry said the Afghan, Sultan Khan Othman Omrah, was convicted of drug trafficking after he was arrested for trying to smuggle an unspecified quantity of hashish into the Kingdom. He was executed in Wadi Dawasser in the Riyadh region.
The ministry reaffirmed its commitment to security and stability in the Kingdom by applying tough punishment to criminals.
