U.S. judge denies injunction seeking halt to executions in Oklahoma

AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge on Monday denied an injunction seeking to halt executions in Oklahoma filed by attorneys for death row inmates who argued a troubled lethal injection in the state in April exposed deep flaws in the state’s death chamber protocols. Lawyers for the inmates, four of whom are scheduled to be executed next year, said the judge denied the motion. (Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Eric Beech)