31.   Glendening said he had allowed two previous executions to take place because he felt with absolute certainty that the men had committed the crimes.

32.   Hammer is on federal death row in Terre Haute, Ind., where the execution would take place.

33.   Hammer, who is on federal death row in Terre Haute, Ind., where the execution would take place, is representing himself.

34.   He said the public prosecutor will decide when the first executions take place.

35.   His silence contrasted with his loud denunciation of Saro-Wiwa before the executions took place Friday.

36.   It did not provide details about the crimes of the people executed or say exactly when the executions had taken place.

37.   It did not say whether the sentences had been carried out, but executions often take place shortly after sentencing with a bullet to the head.

38.   It said the executions took place recently.

39.   It was unclear where the executions took place.

40.   It was not clear whether the reported execution actually took place.