# Pentagon says Trump approves Army firing-squad execution of Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan

https://mins.news/en/item/87280

- CNBC, 2026-10-06 02:23 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/06/trump-execution-nidal-hasan-firing-squad-fort-hood.html

> The Pentagon says President Trump approved an Army firing-squad execution for former Army Maj. Nidal Hasan. Hasan was sentenced to death after a court-martial convicted him of killing 13 people and wounding 32 others at a Texas Army base.

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