NewzPresident Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a US Army psychiatrist convicted of a mass shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. The Pentagon announced the decision on Monday, marking what will be the first execution of its kind under the current approval.
Hasan was previously sentenced to death by a military jury in 2013 for carrying out the 2009 attack, which was described as Al-Qaeda-inspired. The shooting resulted in the deaths of 13 people and left more than two dozen others wounded.
In-depth summary · AI, neutral