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Neighbor says Hasan gave away belongings

FORT HOOD, Texas (UPI) -- A neighbor of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan says he gave her most of his belongings shortly before going on a deadly rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

Patricia Villa told The New York Times Hasan said he was being deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan and would be gone for six months. He gave her an air mattress, a steamer, men's clothing for her husband, bags of vegetables and a copy of the Koran, the Times reported Friday.

The Army officer also offered her $60 to clean his apartment on Friday morning, which turned out to be the day after he is accused of killing 13 people and wounding 30 others at the base. Hasan, 39, was wounded in the shooting spree and was hospitalized unconscious and connected to a ventilator.

Villa said Friday Hasan asked that she take any items of his that she didn't want to the Salvation Army.

"He said he was ready," Villa said. "I said, 'For real?' He said, 'I'm ready.' I figured, he's with God. He's ready to go fight."

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This news arrived on: 11/06/2009

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