# Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad, in first since World War Two

https://mins.news/en/item/87365

- BBC News, 2026-10-06 02:22 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq8ezkkkrpy1o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Pentagon says former US Army major Nidal Malik Hasan will be executed by firing squad, the first US military execution in more than 60 years and the first by that method since World War Two. Hasan killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 at Fort Hood in 2009 and was convicted of 13 premeditated murders and 32 attempted murders.

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