Fort Hood gunman shouted 'Allahu Akbar' as he opened fire

The Guardian by Ewen MacAskill | Nov. 6, 2009 (News Report)

A US army psychiatrist about to be deployed to Afghanistan allegedly shouted "Allahu Akbar", or "God is greatest", as he opened fire at a military base in Texas, killing 13 people and wounding 28.

The gunman, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, shouted the Arabic phrase just before he began his shooting spree at Fort Hood military installation yesterday, according to the base commander, Lieutenant General Robert Cone. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Derek Hawkins - Nov 6, 2009 - 12:25 AM PST
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Edited by: Derek Hawkins - Nov 6, 2009 - 7:46 AM PST
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