Shootout at US army base

A gunman identified as Major Nidal Malik Hasan opened fire indiscriminately in the Soldier Readiness Centre at Fort Hood, the largest US army base. The Major was eventually overpowered but not before he shot dead 10 soldiers and one police officer.

Twelve people have been killed and 31 others have been injured in a shootout at the largest US army base in Texas. (AFP Image)

This undated photo obtained from the November 15, 2007 Uniform Services University of the Health Sciences Graduate Student Fall Newsletter shows Major Malik Nidal Hasan, the alleged gunman who opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Texas on November 5, 2009. (AP Image)
The major was eventually overpowered but not before he shot dead 10 soldiers and one police officer. He is wounded and in custody. (AP Image)
Fort Hood is the largest military US base in the world. It is home to about 40,000 army personnel. Fort Hood is located near Killeen, Texas. At least 25,000 soldiers are at Fort Hood at any point, a Pentagon spokesman said. (AP Image)

The FBI has been asked to check Major Hasan's records. An FBI team is already at the base. Reports say he was not happy about the prospect of being deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan. (AP Image)
Members of the military and police stand outside Fort Hood. One shooter was killed by military police and at least two other soldiers are in custody. (AFP Photo)
Officers wait to enter Fort Hood near the main entrance to the base where the incident took place.(AFP Photo)

US President Barack Obama speaks about the shootings at the US Army Base Fort Hood in Texas, during closing remarks to Native American leaders at the White House Tribal Nations Conference.(AFP Photo)
Wife of a soldier, waits outside Fort Hood, At least one gunman killed 12 people and injured 31 in a shooting on a military base at Fort Hood.(AFP Photo)