US to broadcast live firing squad execution of soldier convicted in military base attack
The execution will be the first carried out by the United States Armed Forces since 1961.
TL;DR
- Nidal Hasan, convicted in the Fort Hood attack, will be executed by firing squad.
- The execution will be broadcast live.
- This marks the first execution by the U.S. Armed Forces since 1961.
- Hasan killed 13 people, including military personnel, at Fort Hood in 2009.
- He was partially paralyzed after being shot by a police officer during the incident.