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  "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be",
  "topic": "world",
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  "published": "2026-10-08T22:19:03.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-livestreamed"
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  "summary": "The Pentagon has announced that the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be carried out by firing squad and livestreamed. Hasan, a former US Army major and psychiatrist, was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 in a 2009 shooting at the Texas military base.\n\nDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution, scheduled to take place at Fort Hood on December 3, will be public, allowing people to watch it. According to Hegseth, this is to demonstrate the serious consequences of such actions. The execution will be carried out by a firing squad of soldiers.\n\nHasan admitted to being the gunman and apologized for his mistakes during his court-martial in 2013. He was sentenced to death. This will be the first military execution by firing squad since the end of World War Two and the first execution of an American service member since 1961.",
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        "title": "Pete Hegseth says public can watch Fort Hood shooter's execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pete-hegseth-says-public-can-watch-fort-hood-shooters-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-08T20:16:28.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Will Nidal Hasan's firing squad execution be broadcast live? Details on US Army's plan amid Pete Hegseth's update",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/will-nidal-hasans-firing-squad-execution-be-broadcast-live-details-on",
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        "title": "Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed",
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        "title": "US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter",
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        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be livestreamed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-12970815",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:07:18.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live-streamed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-says-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-will-be-12972450",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:17:14.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Fort Hood attacker's execution by firing squad will be livestreamed, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/fort-hood-attackers-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-livestreamed",
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