Jordanian beheaded for robbery

RIYADH, 1 April — A Jordanian man convicted of armed robbery was beheaded in Riyadh yesterday, the Interior Ministry said. Hussein Ahmad Al-Ramahi had been sentenced to death for “opening fire on employees of a money exchange office before making away with a big sum,” said a ministry statement. Ramahi also fired on policemen who chased him before being captured, it added.