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US to livestream Fort Hood shooter’s execution

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The United States plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009.
The execution is planned to take place at Fort Hood, the same military installation where the shooting occurred.
Jonathan Lurie, a historian specialising in military justice, also questioned the need to make the execution public.

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The United States plans to livestream the execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at the Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. The execution is scheduled for December 3 and would mark an unprecedented step in the history of executions in the country.

The Pentagon confirmed that the execution would be broadcast live. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth also confirmed the plan in a post on social media platform X. Further details about the broadcast are expected to be announced later.

Hasan, now 56, was sentenced to death by a military jury in August 2013. He was convicted of 45 counts involving premeditated murder and attempted premeditated murder following the shooting at Fort Hood.

Originally published by Minute mirror on Oct 9, 2026 Read the full article at minutemirror.com.pk

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