US approves first military firing squad execution since 1961
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Neutral summary
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of former Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the November 5, 2009, attack on Fort Hood, Texas, which left 13 dead and 32 wounded. The decision was announced Monday by Pentagon chief spokesman Sean Parnell, following a recommendation from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. Acting Army Secretary Adam Telle set the execution for December 3 at 1 p.m. local time at Fort Hood, the same base where the attack occurred. This will be the first military execution in the US since 1961, with some sources describing it as the first since World War II. Hasan has been on military death row since 2013, when a court-martial convicted him of 13 counts of premeditated murder and 32 counts of attempted murder. Parnell said, “Judgement day for Hasan has finally come.” The date and location were revealed Tuesday in a memo obtained by NewsNation and in a letter sent to victims’ families, as reported by CBS News.
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G1 (outlet profile)
Trump aprova fuzilar ex-major que matou 13 pessoas em base militar dos EUA há 17 anos. O ex-psiquiatra do Exército americano Nidal Hassan em foto sem data divulgada pelas autoridades AP O presidente dos Estados Unidos,…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Trump approves firing squad for Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan’s execution after Pete Hegseth’s recommendation. President Trump has approved the use of a firing squad to execute convicted Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hassan, t…
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BNO News (outlet profile)
JUST IN: Trump approves execution by firing squad for 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Trump aprueba el fusilamiento del autor de la masacre de una base militar de Texas en 2009. El líder estadounidense ha autorizado la ejecución del exmilitar Hasan, culpable de un ataque en Fort Hood en 2009, tras recome…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
Trump clears way for Fort Hood terrorist to face Army firing squad nearly 17 years after massacre. President Trump cleared the way for Nidal Malik Hasan to face an Army firing squad nearly 17 years after the Fort Hood m…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
Ratificaron la pena de muerte para el psiquiatra militar que perpetró la matanza de 13 soldados en Texas.   El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aprobó la ejecución por fusilamiento del exmayor del Ejérci…
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Trump approves death by firing squad for convicted terrorist. Nidal Malik Hasan, a convicted terrorist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Ft. Hood in 2009, has been sentenced to death by firing squad, Penta…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
Donald Trump aprobó una pena de muerte por pelotón de fusilamiento, tras el escándalo de Christa Pike. Se aplicará a Nidal Hasan, un psiquiatra del Ejército que en 2009 asesinó a 13 personas en una base militar en Texas…
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ABC News (outlet profile)
Pentagon to execute convicted Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Hasan by firing squad. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement that Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth recommended the execution and it was approved by Pr…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Trump aprova execução, por pelotão de fuzilamento, de autor de massacre em base militar em 2009. O presidente Donald Trump aprovou a execução por pelotão de fuzilamento de Nidal Hasan, um psiquiatra do Exército dos Esta…
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Corriere della Sera (outlet profile)
Trump approva la fucilazione per l'autore della strage nella base di Fort Hood. Nidal Hasan, ex psichiatra dell'esercito, è stato condannato a morte nel 2009 per la strage di 13 commilitoni
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Daily Mail (outlet profile)
Trump approves military firing squad for 'jihadist' who committed terror attack that left 13 dead at Fort Hood. Nidal Hasan was sentenced to death following the 2009 shooting, which he claimed was done out of anger over…
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El Comercio (Perú) (outlet profile)
Trump aprueba ejecución por pelotón de fusilamiento del autor de masacre en una base militar en 2009. El presidente Donald Trump aprobó la ejecución por pelotón de fusilamiento de un psiquiatra del Ejército de Estados U…
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Jovem Pan (outlet profile)
Trump autoriza execução por pelotão de fuzilamento de autor de massacre nos EUA. Nidal Hasan assassinou 13 pessoas em uma base militar no Texas,
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Le Monde (outlet profile)
L’armée américaine va mettre à mort par peloton d’exécution un condamné à la peine capitale. Le président américain, Donald Trump, a approuvé l’exécution par l’armée de Nidal Hasan, auteur d’une tuerie sur une base mili…
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Malay Mail (outlet profile)
Trump authorises firing Squad for US military base shooter. WASHINGTON, Oct 6 — President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Ar...
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Trump admin. approves death by firing squad for Fort Hood shooter. The Trump administration has approved a plan to execute former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan — who killed 13 people in a 2009 shooting at Fort Hood — by firing…
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UOL (outlet profile)
Trump aprova fuzilamento de ex-major que matou 13 em base dos EUA. O presidente dos Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, aprovou a execução por pelotão de fuzilamento do ex-major Nidal Malik Hasan, condenado à morte pelo massa…
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France 24 (outlet profile)
Trump approves firing-squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan. President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution on Monday for Nidal Hasan, the US Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort…
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NRK (outlet profile)
Trump godkjenner henrettelse ved skyting. USAs president Donald Trump har godkjent at en dødsdømt militærlege skal henrettes ved skyting. Det opplyser talsperson for Pentagon Sean Parnell i et innlegg på meldingstjenest…
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ТАСС (outlet profile)
Трамп одобрил расстрел устроившего стрельбу на базе в Техасе в 2009 году. Преступление Нидала Хасана стало крупнейшим из подобных в истории США
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South China Morning Post (outlet profile)
Trump approves firing squad execution for US military base shooter Nidal Hasan. US President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist who shot dead 13 people at a mi…
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Metropoles (outlet profile)
Trump aprova fuzilamento de autor de massacre em base militar dos EUA. Nidal Hasan foi condenado à morte pelo ataque que matou 13 pessoas e feriu outras 32 em uma base militar no Texas, em 2009
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two. The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be the first military execution since 1961 and the first by firing squad since the end of World War…
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BBC News (outlet profile)
Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad - a first for US military since World War Two. Nidal Malik Hasan killed 13 unarmed soldiers and injured another 32 in the deadliest ever non-combat attack on an American…
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CNBC (outlet profile)
Pentagon says Trump approves Army firing squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan. Former Army Maj. Nidal Hassan was sentenced to death after a court-martial that convicted him of killing 13 and wounding 32 other…
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Channel NewsAsia (outlet profile)
Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter. Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist, shot dead 13 people and wounded more than two dozen people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009.
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GB News (outlet profile)
Donald Trump approves the execution by firing squad of Fort Hood terrorist. Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of terrorist Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. On Novem…
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iNews (outlet profile)
Trump just ordered the first military execution by firing squad since 1945 – here’s why. Decision comes amid renewed controversy over lethal injections after the botched execution of Christa Pike
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NBC News (outlet profile)
Ex-Army major who killed 13 at Fort Hood set to be executed by firing squad. Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army major who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009, will be executed by firing squad, officials said M…
Factual core
- Nidal Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people in the Fort Hood shooting in 2009.
- The execution by firing squad will be the first military execution in the United States.
- The shooting at Fort Hood occurred in 2009.
- The Pentagon confirmed Trump's approval of the firing squad execution.
- The execution of Nidal Malik Hasan will be the first military execution in the US since 1961.
- Hasan was a US Army Major.
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