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Thirteen Killed at Military Base as Trump Approves Nidal Hassan's Execution
U.S. President Donald Trump approved the execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist in the U.S. Army with the rank of Major, after he was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring more than 30 at Fort Hood military base in Texas in 2009. This will be the first time since 1961 that the U.S. military carries out an execution, based on a recommendation from the Secretary of Defense and with Trump's endorsement. The Secretary of the Army is scheduled to determine the date and location of the execution. A military court sentenced Hasan to death in 2013 after he opened fire during an attack targeting soldiers preparing to deploy to Iraq, which left him partially paralyzed. During the attack, he communicated with al-Qaeda leaders and expressed opposition to the American occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.
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