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  "id": 12998906,
  "title": "Pentagon to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter in Texas",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T22:17:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2026/10/09/firing-squad-execution-nidal-hasan-livestream/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pentagon announced on Thursday that the execution of Nidal Hasan, the Fort Hood shooter, will be streamed live on December 3. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed this during an interview with Human Events Daily, emphasizing that people must understand the consequences of such acts. This will be the first military execution since 1961, the group Death Penalty Action noted in a statement, with the last known firing squad execution occurring in November 1945. Hasan, a former US Army major, was sentenced to death for killing 13 people and wounding 32 others in 2009. The execution method was recommended by Hegseth, with President Donald Trump approving it. Death Penalty Action criticized Trump's approach, stating that there is \"nothing Donald Trump loves more than the power to kill.\"",
  "summary": "The firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan , the army psychiatrist who killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be broadcast live. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Human Events Daily with Jack Posobiec on Thursday that Hasan's execution would be carried out on December 3 at Fort Hood. \"We'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public,\" Mr Hegseth said. \"Because…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "Firing squad execution of mass killer to be livestreamed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/firing-squad-execution-of-mass-killer-to-be-livestreamed",
        "published": "2026-10-08T21:43:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Pentagon to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter in Texas",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-in-13002595",
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      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-to-be-livestreamed",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:25:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter to be livestreamed: Pentagon official",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-to-be-livestreamed-12981776",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:49:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Arutz Sheva - Israel National News",
        "title": "Pentagon to livestream execution of Fort Hood terrorist",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-to-livestream-execution-of-fort-hood-terrorist",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:22:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Pentagon will live stream Fort Hood shooter's execution, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-will-live-stream-fort-hood-shooters-execution-official-says",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:34:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Pentagon says Fort Hood shooter’s firing-squad execution will be livestreamed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-says-fort-hood-shooters-firing-squad-execution-will-be",
        "published": "2026-10-09T00:54:53.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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