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Nidal Malik Hasan was convicted in the 2009 attack on Fort Hood, in which he killed 13 people and wounded 32. Since then he has been in military custody on the death list. The last military execution in the United States took place in 1961.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the conservative television channel “Real America’s Voice News” that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan would take place in public. A firing squad would take his life, and America could be there live, said Hegseth. The Pentagon has now confirmed this.
The execution will take place on December 3rd at Fort Hood. Exactly where the soldier killed 13 people and wounded 32 in a shootout at a military base in 2009. “We’re going to make sure that people can watch, that it’s public,” Hegseth said.
When asked whether Hasan had expressed any final wishes or contacted the Trump administration, Hegseth simply replied: "I don't care. We'll see him on December 3rd."
Pentagon officials clarified Thursday that the execution would be livestreamed and that more details would follow. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said President Donald Trump personally approved Hasan's execution.
Hegseth said the military has not executed a soldier by firing squad since World War II. The last military execution took place on April 13, 1961, when Private John Bennett was hanged.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Lawyers for Nidal Malik Hasan will object to the public execution.
Likely · Within weeks
International human rights organizations will criticize the announcement and call for an investigation.
Very likely · Within days
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of condemned assassin Nidal Hasan would take place publicly so that people would understand the consequences of such actions. The execution is scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood military base in Texas and will be broadcast live. Hasan killed 13 people and wounded 32 at Fort Hood in 2009, chanting "Allahu Akbar" and claiming retribution for U.S. wars in the Muslim world.

The USA is planning the first military execution in over 60 years: the assassin Nidal Hasan is to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on December 3rd, with the execution being broadcast publicly via livestream. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth confirmed the plans to dpa and said people should be able to watch. The execution has reignited debate over the death penalty in the US, particularly after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee. Public shootings were last common in 1936; At least 17 public executions took place worldwide last year, mainly in Afghanistan and Iran.
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced that the execution of the condemned Fort Hood attacker Nidal Hasan would take place in public and be broadcast live. The shooting is scheduled to take place on December 3rd at the Fort Hood military base in Texas. Hasan killed 13 people and injured 32 in 2009.

The US military plans to livestream the execution by firing squad of Fort Hood bomber Nidal Hasan on December 3 after US President Donald Trump gave approval. Hasan killed 13 people and injured 32 at the Fort Hood military base in 2009. The announcement comes amid renewed debate over the death penalty in the US following a failed execution attempt in Tennessee.

The USA wants to carry out a military execution at the beginning of December for the first time in more than 60 years - the shooting of the mass murderer Nidal Hasan, who committed himself at Fort Hood in 2009, is to be broadcast publicly via live stream, as the Defense Ministry confirmed.

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the planned shooting of condemned assassin Nidal Hasan would take place publicly so that people could observe the execution. The execution is scheduled for December 3 at Fort Hood military base in Texas. Hasan opened fire on soldiers at the base in 2009, killing 13 people. The announcement comes after a failed execution attempt in Tennessee that reignited the debate over the death penalty in the US.