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Fort Hood suspect to be tried in military court

Handout photo showing Hasan, U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as suspect in shooting at U.S. Army post in Fort Hood, Texas Reuters – Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army doctor identified by authorities as the suspect in a mass shooting …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The army psychiatrist suspected in the killing of 13 people in a shooting at the Fort Hood Army post will be charged in a military court, U.S. government officials said on Monday.

The official said there is no indication that the accused gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a Muslim born in the United States of immigrant parents, had been planning an attack.