Washington, United States, Oct 9, 2026 (AFP) - Outrage over plan to livestream US military firing squad execution

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2026-10-09

Condemnation of US plans for a public execution by military firing squad escalated Friday, as Vice President JD Vance cast doubt on whether it would be livestreamed as proposed and insisted he would not watch such an event. Nidal Hasan's execution -- scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, where he gunned down 13 people in 2009 -- is set to be the first by US military firing squad since 1945. But Vance told journalists he does not "know tha......

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