American Military News by Ryan Morgan 1/13/2020
U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr announced the results of an investigation into the motives of the Saudi flight student who carried out a deadly Dec. 6 shooting attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. The conclusion: the shooting was an act of terrorism.
Barr said the gunman, identified as 2nd Lt. Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, was “motivated by jihadist ideology.†In a Department of Justice
transcript of his statements, Barr cited various anti-American and anti-Israeli social media comments as well as a comment on Sept. 11 of last year in which Alshamrani said “the countdown has begun.â€
“This was an act of terrorism,†Barr said. “The evidence shows that the shooter was motivated by jihadist ideology.â€
The gunman killed three U.S. sailors and wounded eight more.
Barr credited the work of the FBI for investigating the attack.
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