Kenneth Eugene Smith: UN condemns Alabama nitrogen gas execution - BBC News

Reports indicate that Kenneth Eugene Smith thrashed for several minutes while being put to death.

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Watch: Witnesses describe Smith's last moments before death

The UN, EU and anti-death penalty activists have condemned the first execution of a prisoner using nitrogen gas.

Kenneth Eugene Smith was put to death Thursday night at a state prison in Atmore, Alabama.

A journalist who witnessed the execution told the BBC that Smith thrashed violently on the gurney.

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