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Army hospital spokesman says alleged Fort Hood shooter able to talk

SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Army hospital spokesman says Fort Hood, Texas, shooting suspect conscious, able to talk.

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The alleged Fort Hood shooter apparently attended the same Virginia mosque as two Sept. 11 hijackers in 2001, at a time when a radical imam preached there.

A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that the FBI will probably look into whether Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan associated with the hijackers.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is ongoing. Hasan's family held his mother's funeral at the Dar al Hijrah Islamic Center in Falls Church, Va., in May 2001.

At the time, Anwar Aulaqi was an imam at the mosque.  Aulaqi has been investigated for alleged terrorist ties.

The two 9/11 hijackers attended the mosque in April 2001.

Shaker Elsayed, the current imam at Dar Al Hijrah, declined to comment when reached Sunday by The Associated Press.

Hasan also attended the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring.