McVeigh 'in good spirits' in final hours

Oklahoma bomber Timothy McVeigh was today described as confronting his imminent execution in good spirits and confident he was the ‘‘victor’’ in his one-man war against the US Government.

McVeigh spent yesterday in the 9x14ft cell in Terre Haute, Indiana, a short walk from the execution chamber, writing letters of appreciation and goodbye to friends as he awaited death by lethal injection at 8am (1pm Irish time) today.