Jordan has executed two
convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of
its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants.
The woman, failed suicide bomber Sajida al-Rishawi, and
al-Qaeda operative Ziyad Karboli - both Iraqi nationals - were hanged at
dawn, officials said.
The executions came hours after IS posted a video appearing to show pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh being burned alive.
He was seized after crashing during an anti-IS mission over Syria in December.
Jordan had attempted to secure Lt Kasasbeh's release in a
swap involving Rishawi, but IS is believed to have killed him a month
ago.
The militants initially sought Rishawi's release as part of a deal to
free captive Japanese journalist Kenji Goto, but later killed him.
Rishawi had been on death row for her role in attacks in
Jordan's capital, Amman, which killed 60 people in 2005. Karboli was
convicted in 2008 of killing a Jordanian national.
The two prisoners were executed at 04:00 local time (02:00
GMT), government spokesman Mohammad al-Momani said on Wednesday morning.
'Revenge will be huge'
Supporters and relatives of Lt Kasasbeh rallied in Amman to voice their anger at IS militants
Safi al-Kasasbeh, the pilot's father, called on Jordan's government to do more than execute prisoners
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