Troy Davis execution - in pictures

Troy Davis photographed as a prisoner on death row
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Rev. Al Sharpton leads a group of demonstrators calling for state officials to halt the execution at the Georgia diagnostic and classification prison
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A protester is helped off the ground after hearing about the US supreme court's stay of execution for Davis. He was eventually executed more than four hours after the scheduled execution time Photograph: Stephen Morton/AP

Martina Davis, centre, is surrounded by supporters after hearing the news of the delay of her brother's execution Photograph: Stephen Morton/AP

Protesters show their support for Davis during a rally in Atlanta Photograph: John Amis/Reuters

Students from Howard University protest outside the White House in Washington DC at Davis's execution
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Unitarian minister Lynn Hopkins, left, consoles her spouse, Carolyn Bond, after hearing the US supreme court had denied a last minute appeal for Davis
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Supporters pray after hearing of a delay to Davis's execution
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A supporter of the death penalty demonstrates outside Georgia diagnostic and classification prison
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Police line up in front of Davis's supporters outside the Georgia diagnostic and classification prison Photograph: Tami Chappell/Reuters

Police secure the prison entrance as demonstrators gather
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Public information officer Kristen Stancil announces the execution of Troy Davis at Jackson state prison in Jackson, Georgia
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