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  "id": 13004648,
  "title": "Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/pentagon-says-the-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-nidal-13004648",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T21:17:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/08/pentagon-says-the-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-nidal-malik-hasan-will-be-livestreamed/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Pentagon announced on Thursday that the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan by firing squad will be livestreamed, marking the first military execution in over 65 years. This revelation, made by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News, has sparked questions about how the death penalty is carried out in the United States. Experts offer mixed reactions, with some seeing potential benefits in transparency and others raising concerns about the dignity of the defendant and the implications of a spectacle-driven administration. Hasan, convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a 2009 shooting at the military base, could potentially delay the execution through a habeas petition in civilian court. The execution is set for December 3 at Fort Hood, and the Pentagon has stated that more details will follow.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON (AP) — The firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed, the Pentagon said Thursday, a stunning revelation about plans for the first military execution in more than 65 years after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had described it as being “public.”",
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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",
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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": "Pentagon says firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter will be live-streamed",
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        "published": "2026-10-08T22:17:14.000Z"
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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",
        "published": "2026-10-08T22:19:03.000Z"
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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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