U.S. Attorney General William Barr said the December shooting at the Pensacola naval base in Florida was an ‘act of terrorism’
WASHINGTON - Saudi Arabia will withdraw 21 cadets receiving military training in the United States following a U.S. investigation into a Saudi officer’s fatal shooting of three Americans at a Florida naval base that U.S. Attorney General William Barr on Monday branded an act of terrorism.
During a news conference, Barr - the top U.S. law enforcement official - said there was no evidence that Alshamrani had received assistance from other Saudi trainees or that any of them had knowledge in advance of the attack. Barr added that Alshamrani also visited the New York City memorial to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States - carried out by Saudi hijackers for the Islamist militant group al Qaeda - and posted anti-American, anti-Israeli and jihadi messages on social media, including two hours before the attack.
The company said it had responded promptly to multiple FBI requests for information starting on the day of the attack, turning over “many gigabytes of information” to the investigators. Saudi Arabia gave “complete and total support” in the U.S. counterterrorism investigation and ordered all Saudi trainees to cooperate, Barr said, adding that the kingdom had given assurances that it would return for trial any of the 21 if U.S. prosecutors decide to charge them in connection with this counterterrorism investigation.
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