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Article: 12 shot dead as gunman goes on rampage at US Army base
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- Belfast Telegraph
- Article date:
- November 6, 2009
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A mass shooting at a military base in the US has left 12 people
dead and dozens more injured, an army official has confirmed.
Lieutenant General Bob Cone, of Fort Hood in Texas, said a gunman
open fired inside a station at which soldiers are readied for
deployment to Afghanistan.
The killer, believed to be a member of the US army, was shot dead
at the scene. Two other suspects have been arrested in relation to
the incident.
At least 30 soldiers were injured alongside the dozen killed
outright.
The Fort Hood compound -- the US's largest military base -- was
immediately placed under lock down, with all vehicles barred from
entering or leaving the complex.
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