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Lt. Col Charles Keller, his wife, Sylvie, and their children, Amber and Michael, arrived early for a candlelight prayer vigil at Hood Stadium at Fort Hood, November 6, 2009. About 300 people attended the candlelight prayer vigil held Friday night at Hood Stadium to honor those who were killed and wounded on November 5 when a lone gunman opened fire in the Soldier Readiness Processing Center on post. UPI/Tony M. Lindback/DOD 
Published: Nov. 10, 2009 at 8:53 AM
By United Press International

FORT HOOD, Texas, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Investigators are looking again at a series of messages the alleged Fort Hood, Texas, shooter sent to a radical Muslim cleric.

U.S. Army Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is suspected of firing more than 100 rounds from a pair of handguns, killing 13 people and wounding about 30 others last week. Hasan was shot by civilian police and is under guard at a military hospital in San Antonio.

The FBI said Monday that messages Hasan traded with a cleric with whom he once worshipped in Virginia didn't indicate an "imminent attack."

The FBI released a statement that there isn't evidence to suggest Hasan "had any co-conspirators or was part of a broader terrorist plot." The New York Times said federal authorities are likely to file charges to have Hasan tried in a military court.

U.S. President Barack Obama heads to Texas to speak at a memorial service at Fort Hood. Participants in Tuesday's service are expected to include relatives of the 12 service members and one civilian killed in the attack.

Topics: Nidal Malik Hasan
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