Dubai – Masaader News
A Saudi student, an aviation student, killed three people and injured at least eight at the base in Pensacola, Florida, before being shot dead, according to BBC.
The attacker has been named by US media as Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani. He used a handgun during the shooting.
“King Salman of Saudi Arabia just called to express his sincere condolences and give his sympathies to the families and friends of the warriors who were killed and wounded in the attack,” President Trump tweeted.
“The King said that the Saudi people are greatly angered by the barbaric actions of the shooter, and that this person in no way shape or form represents the feelings of the Saudi people who love the American people.”
In a separate statement, the Saudi foreign ministry called the attack “horrific” and said it would provide “full support” to the invesigation.