Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says
The 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers. Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/APView image in fullscreenThe 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan”.He added: “The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution.
- ▪The 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers.
- ▪Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/APView image in fullscreenThe 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers.
- ▪Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan”.He added: “The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place of the execution.
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- ▪ Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two — BBC News — World
- ▪ Trump Orders Execution of Gunman in 2009 Attack at Fort Hood — NYT — US
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The 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers. Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/APView image in fullscreenThe 2009 shooting at Fort Hood, for which Nidal Hasan was convicted, killed 13 US soldiers. Photograph: Tony Gutierrez/APUS militaryTrump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon saysNidal Hasan sentenced to death by military jury in 2013 for carrying out deadly shooting attack at army base in TexasCecilia Nowell and agenciesMon 5 Oct 2026 21.33 EDTLast modified on Mon 5 Oct 2026 21.34 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDonald Trump has approved the execution by US army firing squad of Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a…
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