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United States: Alabama incarcerated person asks court to block nitrogen gas execution
Attorneys for an Alabama incarcerated person scheduled to be the fourth person put to death with nitrogen gas asked a federal judge to block the execution, arguing that the first three incarcerated people showed signs of suffering from suffocation as the gas flowed.
Source: AP News (16/01/2025)