Saudi advertises for swordsmen as execution rate soars
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RIYADHMay 20, 2015 - 12:00 am GMT+3
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May 20, 2015 12:00 am
Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it did in the whole of 2014. The civil service ministry said that no qualifications were necessary and that applicants would be exempted from the usual entrance exams. It said that as well as beheadings, the successful candidates would be expected to carry out amputations.
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