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April 29, 2015

Indonesia Executes 8 for Drug Crimes; Filipina Spared 
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Indonesia has executed eight people for drug crimes despite pleas from
around the world to spare their lives. The eight men shot to death by
firing squad earlier today include two Australians, four Nigerians, a
Brazilian and an Indonesian. A Filipina woman also scheduled to die was
granted a stay of execution after a woman who allegedly recruited her to
carry drugs reportedly turned herself in. Australia has deplored the
executions and recalled its ambassador to Indonesia.