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Fort Hood Execution of Nidal Malik Hasan

Updated 2026-10-06 06:10 UTC 1 source Neutral

Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter who killed 13 soldiers and injured 32 in 2009, is to be executed by firing squad. This will be the first such execution by the US military since World War Two.

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Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two

Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed US soldiers and injured another 32 and his execution will be the first by the US military since 1961.

2026-10-06 02:22 UTC