Trump approves military firing squad for 'jihadist' who committed terror attack that left 13 dead at Fort Hood

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell announced that Hasan will be just the second person since 2010 to be put to death by a firing squad Monday. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended — and President Donald J. Trump has approved — death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in 2009,' he wrote on social media. 'He killed 13 people and wounded 32 others while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during the attack,' Parnell added. 'The Secretary of the Army will set the time and...