Saudi Arabia Says It Executes American Citizen Convicted of Killing His Father

Saudi Arabia Says It Executes American Citizen Convicted of Killing His Father
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The Associated Press
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Saudi Arabia on Wednesday executed an American citizen who had been convicted of killing his father.

The Interior Ministry identified the executed man as Bishoy Sharif Naji Naseef and said he beat and then strangled his Egyptian father to death. It also said Mr. Naseef used narcotics, mutilated his father’s body after his slaying and attempted to kill another person before his arrest.