# Trump authorizes firing squad for Nidal Hasan’s execution

https://mins.news/en/item/87254

- CNN, 2026-10-06 01:29 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/05/politics/trump-approves-firing-squad-nadal-hasan?Date=20261006&Profile=CNN

> President Donald Trump has authorized a firing squad as the method for Nidal Hasan’s execution. Hasan’s conviction stemmed from the 2009 massacre at Fort Hood in Texas.

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