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Saudi Arabia executes man convicted of killing another with a vehicle
Saudi Arabia carried out a qisas execution in the Mecca region on October 27, 2026.
The executed man, identified as Diaa bin Abdulrahim bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, was a Saudi citizen.
He was convicted of deliberately killing Khalid bin Kamal bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi, also a Saudi citizen.
The killing happened when Al-Sayed struck and ran over Al-Ghamdi with a vehicle.
Qisas is the form of punishment named in the official statement announcing the execution.
The execution was carried out under a court judgment, according to the statement.
The statement did not give further details about the case or any next steps.
Saudi Arabia executed a man convicted of deliberately killing another man by hitting and running him over with a vehicle.
The execution took place in the Makkah Region on October 27, 2026.
The Ministry of Interior identified the executed man as Diaa bin Abdulrahim bin Mohammed Al-Sayed.
The victim was identified as Khalid bin Kamal bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi.
- Who
- Diaa bin Abdulrahim bin Mohammed Al-Sayed was executed. The victim was Khalid bin Kamal bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi.
- What
- Saudi Arabia carried out a retributive execution for the deliberate killing of the victim with a vehicle.
- When
- October 27, 2026.
- Where
- The Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Al-Sayed was convicted of deliberately killing Al-Ghamdi by striking and running him over with a vehicle.
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Al-Sayed deliberately struck and ran over Al-Ghamdi with a vehicle, causing his death.
Saudi authorities carried out the retributive execution in the Makkah Region.
- Executed man
- Diaa bin Abdulrahim bin Mohammed Al-Sayed
- Victim
- Khalid bin Kamal bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi
- Execution date
- October 27, 2026
- Execution location
- Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia
- Cause of death
- Deliberately struck and run over with a vehicle
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Diaa bin Abdulrahim bin Mohammed Al-Sayed, a Saudi national, deliberately killed Khalid bin Kamal bin Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi, a Saudi national, by striking and running him over with a vehicle, which led to his death.