Taif, Rabi'I 26, 1437, January 06, 2016, SPA -- The Ministry of Interior said in a statement issued today that Saud bin Mohammed bin Hamdan Al-Shalawi - Saudi national - was executed in Taif governorate in Makkah Region today because he killed Mohammed bin Safar bin Awwadh Al-Harithi by shooting at him from a firearm due to a dispute between them. The Ministry said the General Court convicted the murderer; the sentence was endorsed by the Appeal and Supreme Courts; and a royal order was issued to execute the sentence. The Ministry of Interior affirms that the Government of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is keen on the preservation of security, the establishment of justice and the implementation of the orders of Allah Almighty against anyone who attacks the secured people and sheds their blood; and it warns anyone who tries to commit such actions that he or she will be punished according to Sharia. --SPA 11:49 LOCAL TIME 08:49 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w