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  "title": "Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-13149578",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-09T16:00:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
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    "url": "https://punchng.com/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution/"
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  "summary": "The Pentagon's plan to livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan has sparked widespread condemnation. The UN has stated that the plan would amount to torture. US lawmakers from both parties have also criticized the move, with Senator Thom Tillis describing it as \"beyond disgusting\" and Representative Adam Smith calling it \"disturbing\" and a \"mockery of our legal system\".\n\nNidal Hasan is scheduled to be executed by firing squad at Fort Hood on December 3, where he killed 13 people in 2009. This would be the first US military firing squad execution since 1945.\n\nA Pentagon official has confirmed that the execution will be streamed live, as announced by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who said \"we'll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it's public\".",
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-13153557",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:31:43.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution",
        "published": "2026-10-09T15:52:03.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-13150503",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:04:22.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Outrage over US military plan to livestream firing squad execution",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/09/outrage-over-us-military-plan-to-livestream-firing-squad-execution-13154959",
        "published": "2026-10-09T16:23:24.000Z"
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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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