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Saudi man executed in Eastern Province for attacking police station
A Saudi national in the Eastern Province has been executed for attacking a police station, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Tuesday.
Anwar bin Jaafar bin Mahdi al-Alawi received the death penalty for opening fire at a police station, aiding and harboring a man wanted on security charges and possessing weapons and ammunition.
Al-Alawi was found guilty by a criminal court and a royal order was issued to carry out the death sentence.
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He was executed on Tuesday.
The Ministry of the Interior warned in a statement that anyone who carries out such criminal terrorist acts will meet the same fate, SPA added.
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