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  • n  a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
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  • The Stroller: 'All for it'
    Sally Cannon of Spartanburg mentions every deterrent from firing squad to a noose and the chain gang for criminals bent on killing or harming law-abiding folks. "Bring back the chain gang. I'm all for it," she says. "I think the nonviolent criminals should be put on the chain gang instead of sitting in a cell with a cot and three square meals a day and twiddling their thumbs while the taxpayers ...
    June 10, 2013 - Spartanburg Herald-Journal
  • Militants execute 2 for spying
    MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A resident of a Somali town says that al-Qaidalinked militants have killed two men by firing squad for allegedly spying for the Somali government and the African Union military force. read more
    June 8, 2013 - The Times Record
  • Somali militants execute 2 for espionage: witness
    MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A resident of a Somali town says that al-Qaida-linked militants have killed two men by firing squad for allegedly spying for the Somali government and the African Union military force.
    June 7, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! News

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