Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Ft. Hood soldier took video of Islamist Hasan murdering 13 American soldiers, but Army officer ordered him to erase it-CNN

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10/16/10, "Witness testifies he took, deleted video of the Fort Hood shooting" CNN, Ft. Hood, Texas

"The shooting at Ft. Hood was captured on video by a soldier using his cell phone camera as he hid from the shooter, but he was ordered to erase it, the soldier said Friday.

Pfc. Lance Aviles spoke of the video as he testified on the third day of the Article 32 military hearing for Maj. Nidal Hasan, who is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 32 in the November 2009 shooting.

  • Aviles said he was told by a non-commissioned officer, who Aviles said

was acting on the orders of an officer, to delete the video on the same day of the shooting. He did not describe to the court what the video contained.

It was not immediately clear whether the military would look into why the video was ordered deleted.

A Fort Hood official, who insisted on anonymity because of the ongoing criminal investigation into the shootings, said, "Since this matter was raised during the Article 32 hearing, it is for the Article 32 hearing officer to decide whether to make further inquiries



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