US state of Alabama carries out country's first execution using nitrogen gas: US media
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- AFP
- Published Date: 09:27 | 26 January 2024
- Modified Date: 09:27 | 26 January 2024
The US state of Alabama on Thursday carried out the country's first execution using nitrogen gas, a controversial method the UN has likened to "torture."
Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was sentenced to death in 1996 for a 1988 murder, was pronounced dead at 8:25 pm (0225 GMT Friday), according to local media, citing a statement from the southern state's Governor Kay Ivey.