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Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's execution will be livestreamed

Original: Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the army psychiatrist who killed 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, will be livestreamed. Hasan is scheduled to die by firing squad on 3 December. The decision to broadcast the execution of one of the deadliest attacks on a US military base has drawn widespread attention.

Why now: The unprecedented decision to livestream a US military execution has just been announced by the defence secretary.

Pete HegsethNidal HasanFort HoodUS Army

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• Hegseth says execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed · The Guardian

  Nidal Hasan, army psychiatrist who killed 13 people, will be executed by firing squad on 3 December

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