Pensacola shooter identified as Saudi national in US for aviation training
Terrorism,Gun Control And Gun Rights,Pensacola,Florida,General News
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The man who opened fire Friday — killing at least three people — at the Pensacola naval base is a foreign national who was in the country for training, according to new reports.
The gunman was identified as a Saudi aviation student, the Associated Press reported.
Sources described him to NBC News as a foreign national.
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