India, Oct. 6 -- The former U.S. Army major convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2009 will be executed by firing squad, marking the first such execution in the United States since World War II, according to reports.

The Defense Department's chief spokesperson, Sean Parnell, confirmed the development on social media.

Parnell said the execution of Nidal Malik Hasan by a U.S. Army firing squad was recommended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and approved by President Donald Trump.

"Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has recommended - and President Donald J. Trump has approved - death by U.S. Army firing squad for convicted terrorist Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist who opened fire on unarmed American soldiers at Fort Hood in ...