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Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan set for December firing squad execution

Original: Nidal Hasan, who murdered 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is scheduled for a firing squad execution in December. The US

Nidal Hasan, the US Army major who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, is scheduled to face a firing squad execution in December. It would be the first US military execution since 1961 and the first death by firing squad in the military since World War Two. Many online reactions express hope that the victims' families will finally find closure.

Why now: News of a rare firing squad execution ordered by the US military is breaking and drawing strong public reactions.

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• Nidal Hasan, who murdered 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, is scheduled for a firing squad execution in December. The US military has not used death by firing squad since WW2 and has not executed someone since 1961. May the victims' families find peace. # Politics # USPolitics · cypherreport · 3

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