The former US Army psychiatrist who killed 13 soldiers at a base in Texas in 2009 has admitted in court he was the gunman and apologized for "any mistakes", as his court martial opened.
''The 42-year-old says he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.''
''The 42-year-old says he was protecting Muslims and the Taliban in Afghanistan.''
Forty-two-year-old Major Nidal Hasan, said that the evidence to be presented by the prosecution story is just a side show.
Prosecutors in the trial of Major Nidal Hasan, said in a statement that Maj Hasan had a plan to kill unarmed soldiers.
If convicted on 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempted murder, the US-born Muslim could face execution.
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