1.   The executions began at midnight on Saturday and were completed six and a half hours later.

2.   As the streets of Kigali returned to normal after the traffic jams Friday morning, several survivors of the genocide said they were relieved the executions had begun.

3.   As the final minutes ticked away, Siripongs awaited the signal from Warden Arthur Calderon that the execution should begin.

4.   Blinds over a window will block the view to the lethal-injection chamber until the execution begins.

5.   But the execution soon began to falter.

6.   Five minutes after midnight, the execution will begin.

7.   Moments before the execution began, Warden Harley Lappin asked McVeigh if he had any last words.

8.   Then the warden signaled for the execution to begin.

9.   Advocates say capital punishment will instill fear in would-be criminals once executions begin.

10.   Another local source, citing police officials, confirmed that the executions had already begun in earnest.