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  "id": 13084834,
  "title": "Hegseth says Fort Hood shooter's military execution will be 'livestreamed'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/hegseth-says-fort-hood-shooters-military-execution-will-be",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T09:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20261009-hegseth-says-fort-hood-shooter-s-military-execution-will-be-livestreamed"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US military will execute Nidal Malik Hasan, a former Army psychiatrist, by firing squad on December 3 at Fort Hood, the same Texas base where he killed 13 people in 2009. This will be the first military execution by firing squad in the US since 1945.\n\nUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has confirmed that the execution will be livestreamed, saying it is a \"no-brainer\" and that \"people need to understand that there are serious consequences for these types of things.\" According to SABC News, a Pentagon official also confirmed the livestream, but did not provide further details.\n\nHegseth has faced criticism for his stance on the execution, but has defended the decision, stating that Hasan \"is gonna get a firing squad of soldiers. As it should be.\" When asked about Hasan's final requests, Hegseth reportedly said \"Don't care. We'll see him on December 3rd.\" The execution comes amid renewed debate over capital punishment in the US, following a botched lethal injection in Tennessee last week, as reported by Haaretz.",
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        "outlet": "Bernama",
        "title": "World : US To Livestream Army Firing Squad Execution Of Fort Hood Shooter, Pentagon Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/world-us-to-livestream-army-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood",
        "published": "2026-10-09T05:19:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Daily Times",
        "title": "Pentagon plans public broadcast of Nidal Hasan execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/pentagon-plans-public-broadcast-of-nidal-hasan-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:48:34.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Haaretz",
        "title": "U.S. to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/u-s-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter",
        "published": "2026-10-09T07:57:12.000Z"
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        "outlet": "GBC Ghana",
        "title": "Fort Hood shooter’s execution by firing squad will be ‘public’ and livestreamed, Pentagon says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/fort-hood-shooters-execution-by-firing-squad-will-be-public-and",
        "published": "2026-10-09T08:48:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "US to livestream Army execution of Fort Hood shooter, Pentagon official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/us-to-livestream-army-execution-of-fort-hood-shooter-pentagon",
        "published": "2026-10-09T10:46:59.000Z"
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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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