Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ‘Devastated’ Over Pensacola Shooting, as Officials Investigate Radicalization Links

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ‘Devastated’ Over Pensacola Shooting, as Officials Investigate Radicalization Links
President Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud during a signing ceremony at the Saudi Royal Court in Riyadh on May 20, 2017. Mandelngan/AFP/Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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Saudia Arabia’s King Salman Al-Saud phoned President Donald Trump to express his condolences over the deadly shooting at the U.S. Navy base in Pensacola, Florida, as it emerged that Saudi authorities are investigating whether the shooter—a member of its air force—was radicalized during a trip back to the kingdom, according to Saudi officials.

Trump on Saturday announced that Saudi Arabian leaders said they were devastated by the fatal shooting on Dec. 6, which claimed the lives of three people.

Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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