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PENSACOLA, Fla. A member of the Saudi Air Force armed with a handgun fatally shot three people and injured eight others on Friday morning during a bloody rampage in a classroom building at the prestigious Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Fla., where he was training to become a pilot.
The authorities, led by the F.B.I., were investigating to determine the gunmans motive and whether the shooting was an act of terrorism.
A United States military official identified the suspect, who was killed by a sheriffs deputy during the attack, as Second Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani. He was one of hundreds of military trainees at the base, which is considered the home of naval aviation.
Six other Saudi nationals were detained for questioning near the scene of the shooting, including three who were seen filming the entire incident, according to a person briefed on the initial stages of the investigation. A group that monitors online jihadist activity said that shortly before the shooting, a Twitter account with a name matching the gunmans posted a will calling the United States a nation of evil and criticizing its support for Israel.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/six-saudis-said-to-be-questioned-after-pensacola-navy-base-shooting/ar-BBXSvAJ?li=BBnb7Kz
But they spend Billions on American arms - Donny Dotard.
stopdiggin
(11,306 posts)are we looking at here?
(Oh .. and remember the Muslim ban, that was going in place to protect us from "failed state" extremists?)
(and for the perennially tone deaf .. no I did not support the Muslim ban .. it's the excruciating irony ...)
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)gab13by13
(21,337 posts)spending money on arms. Trump cares about SA buying space at Trump tower, they bought enough to keep Trump tower in the black.
MaryMagdaline
(6,854 posts)underpants
(182,803 posts)Had to take a standing 8 count on that one.
Spot on though.
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)It included some of the worlds most sophisticated warfare aircraft, Including precision-guided bombs, advanced F 15 fighter jets and laser guided missiles.
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/saudi-arabia-arms-deal-trump-what-to-know/
lostnfound
(16,179 posts)"They are not our friend, believe me," ... " When Saudi Arabia sends its people, they're not sending their best,"