Shooting at Pensacola Navy base in December was an 'act of terrorism,' attorney general says
WASHINGTON – A shooting by a Saudi pilot on a Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, in December was an act of terrorism motivated by"jihadist ideology," Attorney General William Barr said Monday.opened fire on service members at Naval Air Station Pensacola.was killed in the rampage that killed three American service members and injured eight others.
Days after the attack, the Navy grounded more than 300 Saudi nationals who were training to be pilots. Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist ordered Defense intelligence officials to review and strengthen vetting procedures. He was one of 5,180 foreign students, including 852 Saudi nationals, from 153 countries in the U.S. for military training. Many operate U.S. military hardware that foreign governments buy from the United States. Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest customer for arms, and many of those are American-made.
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