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The man accused of shooting dead 13 people at Fort Hood army base in Texas has been charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.The man accused of shooting dead 13 people at Fort Hood army base in Texas has been charged with 32 counts of attempted premeditated murder.
Maj Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist at the base, already faced 13 counts of murder over the 5 November shootings.Maj Nidal Hasan, a psychiatrist at the base, already faced 13 counts of murder over the 5 November shootings.
The US Army said the latest charges relate to 30 soldiers and two civilian police officers who were injured.The US Army said the latest charges relate to 30 soldiers and two civilian police officers who were injured.
Maj Hasan is currently in a military hospital in San Antonio after being shot during the attack.Maj Hasan is currently in a military hospital in San Antonio after being shot during the attack.
His lawyer John Galligan said the additional charges may have no bearing on his client's punishment if he is convicted, the Associated Press news agency reported.His lawyer John Galligan said the additional charges may have no bearing on his client's punishment if he is convicted, the Associated Press news agency reported.
This is because the new charges carry a punishment of death.This is because the new charges carry a punishment of death.
It has not yet been confirmed whether military authorities are seeking the death penalty in this case. The 39-year-old American-born Muslim will be tried in a military court but it has not yet been confirmed whether military authorities are seeking the death penalty in this case.
The BBC's North America correspondent Matthew Price says Maj Hasan's Islamic background has provoked a discussion in the US about whether the attack is a one-off tragedy or if it is illustrative of a more serious threat.
The country will be watching the case very closely, he says.