Sentence examples for the executions were from inspiring English sources

Although the authorities announced that the five people executed Sunday had been found guilty of carrying out fatal bomb attacks, the executions were widely seen as intended to discourage people from rallying against the government on June 12.

It didn't say when the executions were carried out.

Four of the executions were blocked by court order.

The executions were said to have occurred shortly after noon.

(Fortunately, none of the executions were carried out).

Mr. Moussavi said the executions were aimed at "terrifying people" into submission.

And the men behind the executions were among the most powerful in the country.

The crowd stood in silence until the executions were announced at 1.45 a.m.

Mr. Castro has defended his actions, saying the executions were necessary to curtail a wave of hijacking.

The justice ministry said the executions were carried out in the early hours of Thursday in three different locations.

The executions were condemned by Western officials and international human rights groups, who expressed serious doubts that the men had been guilty.