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US Army to execute Fort Hood shooter by firing squad
Original: US military will execute Fort Hood attacker by firing squad, a first in 60 years
The US military has scheduled the execution of the man convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, to be carried out by firing squad, the first such military execution in roughly six decades. Maj. Nidal Hasan's 2013 death sentence was upheld after years of appeals. The unusual method has drawn renewed attention to the military death penalty and its long-standing backlog.
Why now: It marks the first US military execution by firing squad in about 60 years, reviving debate over military capital punishment.
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