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Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter

Original: Trump approves firing squad execution for Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan

President Trump has approved an execution by firing squad for Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. Reports indicate the decision sets up what would be a rare military execution by firing squad, drawing attention to the case more than a decade after the attack.

Why now: The approval of a firing squad execution is an unusual and high-profile death penalty decision, renewing attention on the 2009 Fort Hood attack.

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