JAKARTA: Indonesia put to death five foreigners and one local woman convicted of drugs offences on Sunday, unleashing a diplomatic storm as Brazil and the Netherlands condemned the execution of their citizens.

The executions -- the first under Indonesia's new President Joko Widodo -- were carried out by firing squad on foreigners hailing from Brazil, the Netherlands, Vietnam, Malawi and Nigeria.

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