4 minutes agoThe FBI is treating Florida shootings as terrorism
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The FBI is treating a fatal shot at a naval base in Florida by a Saudi Air Force student as a terrorist act, the agency said. “U identified all international students at the Pensacola base, no arrests were received, and the community was not under immediate threat”, Special Agent Rachel L. Rohas in one [...]
“U identified all international students at the Pensacola base, no arrests were received, and the community was not under immediate threat”, Special Agent Rachel L. Rohas at a press conference.
A Saudi commander ordered all students from the country to stay at a base, officials added at a press conference.
In addition, authorities believe the attacker in social media posted writings in which he spoke of US support for Israel and accused Americans of being anti-Muslim, an American official for the AP news agency said.
Investigators also believe the assailant visited New York, including the Rockefeller Centre, several days before the shooting, and that they were working to determine the purpose of the trip, an official said under anonymous conditions.
The FBI and others said they were trying to determine whether the attacker Lieutenant Mohammed Alshamran (21) of the Saudi Air Force had acted alone during the attack.
Alshamran was a student of aviation in Pensacola, where foreign soldiers are regularly trained by the United States.
The United States has sought the help of Saudi officials as they try to collect information about attackers and his motive.
Alshamran opened fire in one classroom at the base, killing three men and wounding the deputy sheriff's two, one on his side and the other on his knee before one of them killed him. Eight others were injured.
