Trump Okays Firing Squad Execution
Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychologist and major who carried out the 2009 attack at Fort Hood in Texas, will die by firing squad, the Pentagon announced Monday.
Once the sentence is carried out, it will be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell delivered the decision in a written statement.
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack.”
Once the sentence is carried out, it will be the first military execution in more than 60 years.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell delivered the decision in a written statement.
“Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009. He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ during the attack.”
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