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Muhammad al-Maghrabi, 41, was shot by police who opened fire with a machine gun at a public square in Sana'a, Yemen.

Mr al-Maghrabi was convicted of raping and killing three-year-old Rana Yahya Al-Matari.

Images released from his execution show him on the floor with his hands handcuffed behind his back.A soldier towers over him with a machine gun aimed at his back before he fires.

The rapist’s punishment was watched by hundreds of baying spectators in the city’s main square.

Mr al-Maghrabi was bought to the spot by police who laid him down onto a white rug.The crowd, of mostly men, took out their mobile phones to record the event.

Television stations also broadcast the event to viewers at home.