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The main gate at the Fort Hood Army Base is seen on South Fort Hood Street in Killeen, Texas on November 7, 2009. Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan is charged with the deaths of 13 and 29 others wounded after a shooting spree at the Fort Hood army base on November 5. UPI/Robert Hughes 
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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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