The capital punishment was carried out this morning at 10:30 am (16:30 AEST) on three convicts,

Everybody knows you can't please all players ... At the end of the day, this is the best the government can come up with, and we hope this vote will close the debate.

The number of foreigners detained and accused of being, closely or distantly, linked to terrorist activities is 281.

It is the duty of the government to provide security for the judicial system while at the same time respecting its independence,

This is the highest punishment against people who were killers and were executed despite protests from the international community, ... It will help deter criminals from committing crimes.

This is the same type of doll as that handed out on several occasions by US soldiers to children.

This cowardly act ... attempts to divert attention from bringing justice to those who violated the law and disrespected human lives.

Defense lawyers have said they will boycott the next court hearing scheduled for November 28. The High Tribunal is the only one able to rule on this, and is free to appoint other lawyers or choose any other solution.

One aim of the bombers is to put fear in the hearts of Iraqi people and the other intention is to trigger a government collapse.

The total from the operations is 90 killed while the number of arrests has reached 178,