7 men who robbed jewellery shop sentenced to death by firing squad

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Seven men who robbed a jewellery shop have been sentenced to death by firing squad and crucifixion in Saudi Arabia.

They were due to be killed today but Saudi Arabia's royal family postponed the executions for week after an outcry from human rights groups.

Sarhan al-Mashayekh was one of seven men whose death sentences were confirmed by King Abdullah on Saturday.

It was decided that he would crucified for three days and the six other men were to face firing squads.

Earlier today one of the men sentenced to death appealed for help.

Speaking from Abha General prison yesterday Nasser al-Qahtani said that he was arrested as part of 23-member ring that stole from jewellery stores in 2004 and 2005.

7 Men Gang molest 29-Year-Old Married Woman On A Bus In New Delhi, India

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In an incident similar to a sexual assault that sent shock waves worldwide, Indian police say a woman was gang-molestd over the weekend by seven men after she boarded a bus at night. Police arrested six suspects, including the bus driver, after the alleged Friday night attack in Gurdaspur district in Punjab. A manhunt for the other man was under way Sunday.