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TRUMP APPROVES FIRING SQUAD FOR CONVICTED US MILITARY BASE SHOOTER : PENTAGON
Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter, per Pentagon.
Context
What happened: The Pentagon said President Donald Trump approved death by US Army firing squad for Nidal Hasan, convicted in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. The Secretary of the Army will set the time and place.
Key numbers: 13 people killed and more than two dozen wounded at Fort Hood in Texas in 2009.
Why it matters: The Pentagon said the execution would be the first carried out in this manner, according to the content.
What changed
Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter, per Pentagon.
Why it matters
Trump approves firing squad for convicted US military base shooter, per Pentagon. — impact context not separately stored; see What changed.