Washington, United States, Oct 6, 2026 (AFP) - Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter

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2026-10-06

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a military base in 2009, the Pentagon said on Monday. Hasan's execution for the attack at Fort Hood in Texas -- which also wounded more than two dozen people -- will be the first carried out by the US military since 1961. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth "has recommended -- and President Donald J. Trump has approved --......

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