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'Murder charges' for US shooting Murder charges over US massacre
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A US army major suspected of shooting colleagues at the Fort Hood military base in Texas last week will face 13 murder charges, US media report. A US army major suspected of shooting colleagues at the Fort Hood military base in Texas last week will face 13 initial murder charges.
Maj Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was shot by police and remains in hospital. He has refused to speak to investigators. The charges have not been confirmed. Maj Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, was shot by police and remains in hospital. He has refused to speak to investigators.
Maj Hasan, an army psychiatrist, was said to be unhappy about the prospect of being deployed to Afghanistan. President Obama has ordered a review after US intelligence authorities said they knew Maj Hasan had been in contact with a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
There have been allegations officials failed to spot warnings about him. Maj Hasan was said to be unhappy about a possible deployment to Afghanistan.
US intelligence authorities have said they knew Maj Hasan had been in contact with a cleric sympathetic to al-Qaeda.
The shootings took place at Fort Hood's crowded Soldiers Readiness Processing Center, where troops get medical check-ups before deploying abroad.The shootings took place at Fort Hood's crowded Soldiers Readiness Processing Center, where troops get medical check-ups before deploying abroad.
At least 29 people were hurt in the attack.At least 29 people were hurt in the attack.
Fort Hood officials are to hold a news conference shortly (1800 GMT).
The charges carry the death penalty upon conviction.The charges carry the death penalty upon conviction.
'Warning signs''Warning signs'
On Monday, the Senate Homeland Security Committee announced it would hold a full investigation into the attacks, starting with a public hearing next week.
MAJOR NIDAL MALIK HASAN Born in US to Palestinian parentsJoined the army and trained to be a psychiatristTreated soldiers returning from combat zonesDescribed as a devout MuslimSaid to have been unhappy about imminent overseas deployment Profile: Major Nidal Malik Hasan Shock and insecurity at Fort Hood In pictures: Fort Hood shootings Fears for Muslims in US army
They will seek to determine Maj Hasan's motives and "whether the government missed warning signs that should have led to expulsion, and what lessons we can learn to prevent such future attacks", Senator Joe Lieberman has promised.
An FBI-led task force monitoring the e-mail of Yemen-based cleric Anwar al-Awlaki said he had communicated with Maj Hasan - a US-born Muslim - on 10 to 20 occasions.An FBI-led task force monitoring the e-mail of Yemen-based cleric Anwar al-Awlaki said he had communicated with Maj Hasan - a US-born Muslim - on 10 to 20 occasions.
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However, it was decided that further investigation was not needed, as the content of the messages did not advocate or threaten violence.However, it was decided that further investigation was not needed, as the content of the messages did not advocate or threaten violence.
FBI Director Robert Mueller has ordered a review of how the agency dealt with information about Maj Hasan. "I directed an immediate inventory be conducted of all intelligence in U.S. Government files that existed prior to 6 November 2009, relevant to the tragic shooting at Fort Hood, Texas, especially anything having to do with the alleged shooter, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, US Army," Mr Obama said in a statement.
Amid fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash after the attack, President Barack Obama has stressed the multinational diversity in the US armed forces. "Additionally, I directed an immediate review be initiated to determine how any such intelligence was handled, shared, and acted upon within individual departments and agencies and what intelligence was shared with others.
SHOOTINGS AT FORT HOOD Timeline: Fort Hood shootings Coping with stress in the US military
"This inventory and review shall be conducted in a manner that does not interfere with the ongoing criminal investigations of the Fort Hood shooting."
Amid fears of a possible anti-Muslim backlash after the attack, President Obama has stressed the multinational diversity in the US armed forces.
"They are Americans of every race, faith, and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers. They are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity that makes this America," he said in the aftermath of the shooting."They are Americans of every race, faith, and station. They are Christians and Muslims, Jews and Hindus and non-believers. They are descendants of immigrants and immigrants themselves. They reflect the diversity that makes this America," he said in the aftermath of the shooting.