Shooting at army base in Fort Hood, Texas

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FORT HOOD, Texas -- An army psychiatrist opened fire Thursday, killing 13 people and wounding 30 more,at Fort Hood, Texas, the New York Times said.

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, 39, who worked for the Army since 1995, shot 43 people at a Soldier Readiness Center where 300 soldiers were lined up for shots and eye exams, the Associated Press said.

Hasan, who was shot four times, and ten of the wounded soldiers were taken to Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas, where the doctor said the wounded soldiers might still die, the Associated Press said.

Hassan scheduled to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, the New York Time said.


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