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Execution date set for US sniper Execution date set for US sniper
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A US judge in Virginia has set a 10 November execution date for the man who masterminded the 2002 sniper attacks on Washington. A US judge in Virginia has set a 10 November execution date for the man behind the 2002 sniper attacks on the Washington DC area.
John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death for the killing of Dean Meyers, one of 10 people shot to death during the shooting spree in the capital. John Allen Muhammad was sentenced to death for the murder of Dean Meyers, one of 10 people killed during the shootings.
Muhammad's lawyer, Jonathan Sheldon, said he would appeal to the US Supreme Court. Muhammad's teenage accomplice Lee Boyd Malvo is serving life in prison for his part in the attacks.
He also said he would ask Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine for clemency. Muhammad's lawyer said his client would appeal to the US Supreme Court.
The lawyer, Jonathan Sheldon, also said he would ask Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine for clemency.
Muhammad and Malvo killed six people in Alabama and Louisiana before moving on to Maryland, Washington and Virginia.
Mr Meyers was shot at a petrol station in Manassas, Virginia.