Riyadh —On Tuesday, Aug. 22, two nations were convicted of murder and armed robbery, beheaded by the sword, the interior ministry said.  

   Ibrahim al-Qanbar and Ahmed al-Musalam were found guilty of attacking a labor camp and opening fire on residents, killing Mohammed al-Shuja and wounding another person, the ministry said in a statement carried by SPA state news agency.

Qanbar was also charged with several acts of armed robbery, it said.

The beheadings in the Qatif district, in Eastern Province, bring the number of people executed in Saudi Arabia this year to 60, according to an AFP count.

In 2012, the U.S.-backed Gulf country executed 76 people, according to a tally based on official figures.

Rape, murder, apostasy, armed robbery, drug trafficking, sorcery and witchcraft are all punishable by death under Saudi Arabia’s justice system.