The Pentagon reviewed every Saudi national at Naval Air Station Pensacola following the shooting earlier this month and found no immediate threats.
Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, a 20-year-old Saudi national receiving training on the base, opened fire and killed three in Pensacola, Florida. The FBI announced shortly afterward that the shooting was presumed to be an act of terror. The bureau detained six Saudi nationals in connection to Alshamrani’s actions.
On Thursday, the Defense Department announced that it has investigated every Saudi national receiving an education on the base and confirmed that there were no immediate threats, according to Fox News.
Director for Defense Intelligence Garry Reid said the department was reviewing the vetting process for all future international trainees following Alshamrani’s attack. Additionally, the foreign nationals already receiving training will continue to be vetted on a continuing basis. The department noted that this was just a preliminary review for immediate threats but is not the final investigation being conducted.
As of Dec. 10, all flights and military training of more than 850 Saudi students had been canceled until the investigation into Alshamrani concludes.
The Saudi government condemned the attack carried out by Alshamrani and announced its own investigation into his background to see if he may have been radicalized during a recent trip he had taken to the Middle East in February.
