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Trump Approves Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Shooter
President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. This will be the first military execution since 1961. Hasan, a U.S.-born Palestinian, was influenced by Al-Qaeda and sentenced to death in 2013.
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What happened
- 01President Trump approved the firing squad execution of Nidal Malik Hasan for the 2009 Fort Hood attack.
- 02Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 others at the Texas military base in 2009.
- 03This will be the first execution carried out by the U.S. military since 1961.
- 04Hasan, a U.S.-born Palestinian, was sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013.
- 05The execution date and location are yet to be determined.
- 06The decision follows a recent failed lethal injection in Tennessee.
The decision comes amid ongoing debates about execution methods and a recent failed lethal injection in Tennessee.
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