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News update:\u00a0 The shooter at NAS Pensacola had ties to al Qaida in Yemen, per their outgoind message:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/02\/02\/al-qaida-in-yemen-claims-deadly-shooting-at-floridas-naval-air-station-pensacola\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article:\u00a0 The 18-minute video did not provide evidence of training the shooter, but did indicate that Alshamrani and AQAP were in communication, said Rita Katz, director of SITE. It was not clear when the video was recorded.<\/p>\n The video claimed that Alshamrani had been planning for years to attack a U.S. base, and had been training and \u201cselecting\u201d targets.<\/p>\n The video, which was viewed by The Associated Press, provided a will written by Alshamrani to his family in September 2019, three months prior to attack. He said he wanted to attack the U.S., citing religious reasons. However, he made no mention of al-Qaida. \u2013 article<\/p>\n There are several other Saudi students who have been removed from US military training as well.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/01\/13\/fbi-some-saudi-military-students-being-removed-from-us-post-pensacola-shooting\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"