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Twelve people have been killed and 31 injured in a shooting at the Fort Hood military base in Texas, the commander there has said.

Lt Gen Bob Cone said one shooter had been killed in the incident and two suspects arrested. All were American soldiers. The base is locked down.

Lt Gen Cone said the motive for the shooting was not known. One of the dead was a policeman, others were soldiers.

The army has named the gunman as Major Malik Nadal Hasan. He was reportedly due to be sent on a mission to Iraq.

Fort Hood, near the town of Killeen, is the largest US base in the world.

Home to about 40,000 US troops, the base lies between Austin and Waco, about 60 miles (97 km) from each city.

President Obama: "A number of American soldiers have been killed...in a horrific outburst of violence"

Lt Gen Cone said the shooting had begun at about 1330 (1930 GMT) at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood, where soldiers who are preparing to deploy go for last-minute medical check-ups.

He said the shooter, who had two handguns, had opened fire and "due to the quick response of the police forces, was killed".

Two more suspects were apprehended in an adjacent facility, he said, adding that some eyewitness accounts suggested there might have been more than one shooter.

A serviceman stationed at Fort Hood who asked to remain anonymous told the BBC: "I heard the emergency announcement over the speakers outside and saw people rushing to get indoors.

"In our office we're okay but we're hearing about the deaths. It's horrible and very shocking.

"We are still on lockdown. I am hearing that at least nine people may be dead. This is so terrible and frightening."

The BBC's Adam Brookes in Washington says units at Fort Hood are among those deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and some will have returned from there.

The base has a centre that deals with combat stress, our correspondent adds.

Hilary Shine, of the Killeen Fire Department told the BBC's News Channel Fort Hood was like a small city.

"It has schools, a hospital, a convenience store even. And it has a large daytime population - including civilians working on the base - with as many as 80,000 in this area during the daytime."

Local congressman John Carter, speaking to NBC News, said gunfire had erupted half an hour before a graduation ceremony was due to begin.

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[4Tamashah]

Mansoor, Almost 98% of criminal activities in this world is caused by Muslim fanatics. Please get out of this evil cult while you can.

[4Tamashah]

Warning > Islam may cause suicidal tendencies. You will feel the urge to kill many other humans along with yourself as if you will always have death on your mind. The sudden side effects are yelling Allaho Akbar looking like barbarians and attacking other fellow humans just because they do not follow this stupid religion. Beheadings and stoning may become ordinary. Ossma Bin laden was effected by these symptoms, Read Koran and the rest of the stupid holy books of this religion at your own risk!

[rashidul227]

wtf man y the fuck would u do something stupid like that. I am muslim but i am not religious but i still believe in god when u do stupid shit like this to a country where they protect u thats just fucking stupid. this is y americans have a negative image on us

[StoogeWatcher]

Liberals don't call this a terrorist act because the killer is a Muslim.

[misitalian]

@4Tamashah hahahaa i agree with u thumbs up!

[1amadeo]

...and muslims fight back

[1amadeo]

Its just bc some US people are dumb. Rednecks do killing-spree ;)

[4Tamashah]

mansoor, USA helps the world with their fiid surplus, & they even feed their enemies of Islamic countires, what the fuck are you talking about?

[mansoor3010]

IF USA thought that so what if we run out of oil Humans still have brains and solutions will come cause we have survived in the past without these matterial or stuff as such then the world would be in harmony and poor soldier would not pay the price for the crimes of politics. it is really sad.

people think in killing or getting red of crimes is enough they dont understand that our biggest loss is our greed and we swallow a big but it blows also our stomach.

[mansoor3010]

tyrant kings are given illegal loan by west and then their farmers are over taxed by these kings to pay back their personal loan, which is legal in the west and the world,I can keep writing but just want to say it takes only over 8 billion dollars to remove absolutely poverty yet you get this wiered satistic wake up 4tamashah.

which muslim country is dying to take over west or USA it is usually the opposit I just hope watch aljeezra, and press tv besides FOX or BBC

[mansoor3010]

you are so uninformed over 3 million kids die every year of poverty in the world,

USA spends over 10 billion dollars on cosmatic surgery, 3.4 trillion dollars on their army every year, over 7 billion in ice cream just in europe, and billions of fruits, and other food are thrown in the sea in the west instead of helping,

world's 3 richest people have more money then all the whole africa,

[4GooMan]

WTF has that got to do with this video?