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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan
Original: Trump Has Approved a US Army Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, the First Since 1945
President Trump has approved the execution of Nidal Hasan, the US Army major convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, by firing squad, according to Military.com. It would be the first US military firing squad execution since 1945, drawing attention to the rare use of this method.
Why now: The approval of a firing squad execution, the first in the US military in eight decades, is an extraordinary and controversial development.
Donald TrumpNidal HasanUS ArmyFort Hood
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- Trump Has Approved a US Army Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter Nidal Hasan, the First Since 1945 · Military.com
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