Published 11:19 IST, January 12th 2020

After Florida shooting, Saudi military trainees to be expelled from US

The Pentagon review came after the deadly December 6 shooting by a Saudi serviceman at an American naval base in Florida, reported international media.

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United States to expel more than a dozen Saudi military trainees training at US military bases, international media reported. Pentagon review came after dely December 6 shooting by a Saudi serviceman at an American naval base in Florida. International media reported that Saudi military personnel being expelled are t in any way connected to shooting at Pensacola naval base.

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On December 10, 2019, Pentagon anunced that it was halting all operational training of Saudi Arabian military personnel in United States. n on December 19, Pentagon anunced that it found threat in its review of approximately 850 Saudi Arabian students studying in United States. FBI confirmed that Saudi Air Force second lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani acted alone in shooting that killed four people including shooter. 

Florida shooting

gunman was in United States for a training program which he was receiving at Pensacola naval base. Mohammed Alshamrani was in United States since 2017 and was part of a group of some 200 foreign students receiving training at Pensacola naval base. shooter was receiving basic aviation, initial pilot training, and English classes at base. 

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United States SITE intelligence group h earlier said that shooter from Saudi Arabia bashed America as a "nation of evil" prior to attack. SITE said that shooter who killed three people posted a short manifesto on twitter prior to opening fire at Pensacola naval base. shooter in his tweet branded America as a nation of evil. shooter furr ded that his hate for America is t motivated by freedoms y enjoy, but by crimes y are committing against Muslims and also humanity as a whole. 

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of Saudi Arabia condemned attack and expressed his sorrow and grief to President of United States, Donald Trump. King also offered condolences to families of victims. After attack, President Donald Trump on Twitter said, Saudi King called him to express his solidarity and also said that people of Kingdom does t support barbaric attack. 

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11:19 IST, January 12th 2020