Trump approves execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter, Russian outlets report
Version 2: A business outlet, RBC, joined the two state agencies and gave the perpetrator's full name, Nidal Malik Hasan, along with the fact that he was convicted for the 2009 attack on servicemen at Fort Hood; no other new facts emerged.
In short
US President Donald Trump approved the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, convicted for the 2009 attack on servicemen at the Fort Hood base in Texas, according to Russian state agencies and RBC. TASS said the crime was the largest of its kind in US history. None of the reports said when or how the execution would be carried out.
Why it matters
The reported approval is a US judicial and presidential decision that Russian outlets treat as foreign news of record, and two of the three carrying it are state agencies. The reports give no detail on timing, method or further legal steps, so the practical consequences cannot be assessed from them.
Key facts
- Russian outlets reported that US President Donald Trump approved the execution of the man convicted over the 2009 shooting at the Fort Hood base in Texas. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- TASS and RBC named him as Nidal Hasan; RBC gave the full name Nidal Malik Hasan. [ 2 , 3 ]
- RBC said he was convicted for an attack on servicemen at Fort Hood in 2009. [ 3 ]
- TASS described the crime as the largest of its kind in US history. [ 2 ]
- No document states when or how the execution would be carried out. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- When and how the execution will be carried out, and what further legal steps are required. All three documents are headline-level or one-sentence summaries and give no timing, method or procedural detail.
- That the 2009 shooting was the largest of its kind in US history. Single-source claim: only TASS makes this characterisation.
- Whether the approved measure is best described as an execution or a shooting by firing squad. The Russian headlines use different terms for the measure and none of the documents explains the difference.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- RIA Novosti reports that Trump approved the execution of the perpetrator of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the approval, naming Nidal Hasan and calling the crime the largest of its kind in US history. [ 2 ]
- RBC reports the approval, giving the full name Nidal Malik Hasan and the conviction detail. [ 3 ]