Saudi accused of killing at US Navy Base twitter feed reveals Bin Laden references

The Saudi airman accused of killing three people at a U.S. Navy base in Florida appeared to have posted criticism of U.S. wars and quoted slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on social media hours before the shooting spree, according to a group that monitors online extremism.

Four people, including the shooter, died on Friday at the Pensacola, Florida Naval Air Station. This marked the second deadly shooting at a US military facility in less than a week.

The base employs about 16,000 people, including 7,400 civilian personnel. Members of the military are usually restricted from carrying deadly weapons around military installations unless their daily duties require it.

The alarm was raised at around 7:00 a.m. local time, and a sheriff’s deputy shot the assailant dead just a few minutes later. As well as the three fatalities, seven other people were taken to a local hospital to be treated for injuries.

Two of the injured were sheriff’s deputies, one had an injured arm and one a wounded knee, but both were expected to survive.

Via Reuters / DW