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International leaders condemn Indonesian executions

International leaders have spoken out to condemn the execution of eight drug convicts in Indonesia.

Political leaders in Australia and Brazil have threatened to cut ties with the country, while UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has voiced "deep regret", saying the death penalty had "no place" in the 21st century.

Indonesia has confirmed the convicts - including the two Australian ringleaders of a smuggling group known as the 'Bali Nine' - were executed by a firing squad while one, Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso from the Philippines, was spared.

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Diplomats fail to win reprieve for Indonesia convicts

Diplomats and families tried everything they could up to the very last minute to stop the executions of eight drug convicts in Indonesia.

But the boat carrying the heavily armed officers, believed to be the firing squad, had already arrived and they had orders to follow.

The executed prisoners included two Australians, three Nigerians, an Indonesian, a Brazilian and a Ghanaian who were told of their fate on Saturday.

One of the group, Filipina Mary Jane Fiesta Veloso, was given a last minute reprieve.

ITV News correspondent Neil Connery reports:

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