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US Army base gunman 'conscious' US Army base gunman 'conscious'
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A US Army major who killed 13 people when he opened fire at a military base has regained consciousness and is able to talk, officials have told the BBC.A US Army major who killed 13 people when he opened fire at a military base has regained consciousness and is able to talk, officials have told the BBC.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old army psychiatrist, injured another 29 people at the Fort Hood base in Texas.Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a 39-year-old army psychiatrist, injured another 29 people at the Fort Hood base in Texas.
He was shot by police and had been in a coma in hospital since Friday's attack. He was shot by police and had been in a coma in hospital since the attack.
Maj Hasan's motives for the shooting are unknown, but some reports said the US-born Muslim had been unhappy about being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.Maj Hasan's motives for the shooting are unknown, but some reports said the US-born Muslim had been unhappy about being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan.
Maria Gallegos, a spokeswoman for the Brooke Army Medical Center, said Maj Hasan was in a critical but stable condition.Maria Gallegos, a spokeswoman for the Brooke Army Medical Center, said Maj Hasan was in a critical but stable condition.
However, she would not say what Maj Hasan had been talking to medical staff about, or what treatment he was receiving.However, she would not say what Maj Hasan had been talking to medical staff about, or what treatment he was receiving.