Execution Order for Fort Hood Attack Perpetrator
The execution of former major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 soldiers at a base in Texas in 2009, will be carried out by firing squad.
The Pentagon announced that the death sentence for former US Army Major Nidal Hasan, who killed 13 soldiers at the Fort Hood military base in 2009, has been approved and the execution will be carried out by firing squad.
Details of the Execution Order
Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced via social media that US President Donald Trump has approved US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's recommendation to this effect.
A Historical First
This planned execution marks the first execution by firing squad to be carried out by the American military since the end of World War II.
Background of the Fort Hood Attack
Nidal Hasan, an army psychiatrist from Virginia, killed 13 soldiers and wounded 32 others in an attack he launched at the base in Texas on November 5, 2009.
Trial Process and Confession
During the military court proceedings in 2013, Hasan confessed that he carried out the attack himself and stated that he believed he was protecting the Taliban and Muslims in Afghanistan.