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Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad to be livestreamed
Original: Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed
The soldier convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, Major Nidal Hasan, is set to have his execution by firing squad livestreamed, according to the report. Hasan killed 13 people at the Texas army base in one of the deadliest attacks on a US military installation. The decision to broadcast the execution is drawing attention to the rare use of a firing squad in American capital punishment.
Why now: The unusual decision to livestream an execution by firing squad is a rare and controversial event in the US justice system.
Nidal HasanFort HoodTexasUnited States Army
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