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'Abhorrent' US plan to livestream execution amounts to torture, says UN

Part of the story Execution of Fort Hood mass-murderer Nidal Malik Hasan to be livestreamed

ABC News Maddie Nixon and Claire Campbell
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Reported by 7 outlets from 3 newsroomsRead the original at ABC News

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US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has said the execution of convicted Fort Hood military base shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed.

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  • ABC News 'Abhorrent' US plan to livestream execution amounts to torture, says UN
  • 7NEWS Execution of Fort Hood mass-murderer Nidal Malik Hasan to be livestreamed
  • The Age ‘I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen’: Vance doubts livestream of execution
  • WAtoday US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
  • The Sydney Morning Herald ‘I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen’: Vance doubts livestream of execution
  • Brisbane Times US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter
  • The West Australian Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad

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ABC Newsas they published this story 12.7 0.9 80 9
7NEWS 12.6 1.8 67 22.2

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7NEWS Execution of Fort Hood mass-murderer Nidal Malik Hasan to be livestreamed Language Load 12.6 · light load The Age ‘I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen’: Vance doubts livestream of execution summary only, not scored WAtoday US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored The Sydney Morning Herald ‘I don’t know that that’s actually going to happen’: Vance doubts livestream of execution summary only, not scored Brisbane Times US to livestream firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter summary only, not scored The West Australian Fort Hood shooter to be executed by firing squad summary only, not scored

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