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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar and Paul Farrell

Former US army psychiatrist Nidal Hasan learns he will be executed by firing squad

  • Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is set to face execution by firing squad on 3 December for the 2009 mass shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
  • President Donald Trump approved the death sentence for Hasan, who killed 13 people and wounded over 30 at the military base.
  • The execution will be the first carried out by the United States military against a service member since 1961.
  • Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, carried out the rampage in an attempt to stop soldiers from deploying to Afghanistan.
  • Despite the execution date being set, Hasan could still potentially delay the sentence for years through civilian federal appeals.

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Trump orders military base mass shooter to be executed by firing squad

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