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Is execution by firing squad used as a method of capital punishment in any country today?

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Is execution by firing squad used as a method of capital punishment in any country today?

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In the US, Oklahoma and Idaho have firing squad has an option. http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0004916.html China http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/5290923/China-firing-squad-photos-prompt-calls-for-more-executions.html 30 executions by shooting were recorded in 2007, with 15 in Afghanistan, 1 each in Belarus, Ethiopia, Indonesia and North Korea, 3 in Somalia and 8 in Yemen. It is assumed that the execution in Belarus was by a single shot to the back of the head. It is not known how many shooting executions were carried out in China but shooting is still in use in some provinces there.