Senior U.S. defense official confirms active shooter incident at Fort Hood in Texas

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A senior U.S. defense official confirmed on Wednesday that there was an active shooter incident at the Fort Hood military post in Texas, but gave no further details. In November 2009, a U.S. Army major shot and killed 13 people and wounded more than 30 others during a shooting rampage. (Reporting by David Alexander; Editing by Sandra Maler and Peter Cooney)