The execution of former US Army major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 unarmed soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009, will be publicly livestreamed, according to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth. This marks the first military execution by firing squad in over 60 years. Scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood, Texas, the decision was recommended by Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump. Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, admitted to the shootings during his 2013 court-martial, claiming he was defending Muslims and the Taliban. The attack was the deadliest non-combat incident on a US military base. The Pentagon’s decision to make the execution public aims to highlight the serious consequences of such actions.
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Fort Hood attacker’s execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says
