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Anti-death penalty activists place signs along the road heading to Holman Correctional Facility in Atmore, Ala., ahead of the execution of Smith on Thursday.

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Video. Alabama executes a man with nitrogen gas for first time

Updated: 26/01/2024 - 10:18 GMT+1

Kenneth Eugene Smith lost two final appeals to the Supreme Court and one to a federal appeals court, arguing the execution was a cruel and unusual punishment.

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