{"id":23884,"date":"2020-01-13T13:53:03","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T13:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/01\/13\/federal-probe-sparks-push-to-boot-multiple-saudi-military-students\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:10:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:10:36","slug":"federal-probe-sparks-push-to-boot-multiple-saudi-military-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/13\/federal-probe-sparks-push-to-boot-multiple-saudi-military-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal probe sparks push to boot multiple Saudi military students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The United States is preparing to remove more than a dozen Saudi military students from a training program and return them to their home country after an investigation into a deadly shooting by a Saudi aviation student at a Florida navy base last month, a U.S. official told The Associated Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 21-year-old Saudi Royal Air Force officer,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/12\/17\/questions-mount-about-how-saudi-gunman-bought-murder-weapon\/\" target=_blank> 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani<\/a>, opened fire at the base in Pensacola, killing three U.S. sailors and injuring eight other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Justice Department has been investigating the incident as an act of terrorism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials have said Alshamrani hosted a party before the shooting, where he and others watched videos of mass shootings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gunman had also apparently taken to Twitter before the shooting to criticize U.S. support of Israel and accuse America of being anti-Muslim, another U.S. official told the AP last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alshamrani, who was killed by a sheriff&#8217;s deputy during the rampage at a classroom building, was undergoing flight training at Pensacola, where members of foreign militaries routinely receive instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/12\/17\/questions-mount-about-how-saudi-gunman-bought-murder-weapon\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Pensacola.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Questions mount about how Saudi gunman bought  murder weapon<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A Florida hunting license gave the Saudi mass shooter a federal waiver to buy a Glock.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not immediately clear on what grounds the students were being removed from the program, though the official said they were not suspected of having played any role in the attack. The precise number of students being removed was also not clear. The officials discussing the case spoke on condition of anonymity to speak about details involved in an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The FBI declined to comment on Sunday. The Justice Department said Attorney General William Barr and Deputy FBI Director David Bowdich would provide an update on the investigation at a news conference Monday afternoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan to remove the students was first reported by CNN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The December shooting raised questions about how well international military students are screened before they attend training at American bases. Some lawmakers, including a top Republican ally of President Donald Trump, have called for Saudi Arabia to be suspended from an American military training program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump called for the program to be reviewed. But Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said the program needed to be reevaluated after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Saudi commanding officer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/12\/08\/fbi-full-and-complete-cooperation-from-saudi-colleagues-of-slain-pensacola-gunman\/\" target=_blank>had ordered all students from the country to remain at one location<\/a> at the base after the attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">National security adviser Robert O&#8217;Brien said in an interview on Fox News that the shooting &#8220;showed that there had been errors in the way that we vetted&#8221; the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The actions being taken by the Justice Department and Defense Department to remove the Saudi students are to \u201cprotect our service men and women,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/09\/fbi-asks-apple-for-saudi-shooters-phone-data\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Apple-window.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">FBI asks Apple for Saudi shooter\u2019s phone data<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The FBI has received a court authorization to search two iPhones and the devices have been sent to the bureau\u2019s lab in Virginia.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal officials are still investigating the shooting and examining evidence. Earlier this week, FBI <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/09\/fbi-asks-apple-for-saudi-shooters-phone-data\/\" target=_blank>asked Apple to help extract data<\/a> from two iPhones that belonged to the gunman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators have been trying to access the two devices \u2014 an iPhone 7 and an iPhone 5 \u2014 but have been unable to access them because the phones are locked and encrypted, according to a letter from the FBI&#8217;s general counsel, Dana Boente. The FBI has received a court authorization to search the phones and the devices have been sent to the bureau&#8217;s lab in Quantico, Virginia, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The investigation is considered a &#8220;high-priority national security matter,&#8221; Boente said in the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FBI officials have sought help from other federal agencies and other experts, and investigators have been trying to guess the passwords, but those efforts have been unsuccessful, according to the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple said in a statement that it has already provided investigators with all the relevant data held by the company and would continue to support the investigators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least one of the phones was shot by a sheriff\u2019s deputy during the attack, but investigators believe they may still be able to extract data from the device, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The person spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The federal case began after 21-year-old Saudi Royal Air Force officer, 2nd Lt. 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