The American authorities released today, Sunday, the results of a preliminary investigation on the attack carried out by a Saudi pilot on Friday inside the Pensacola Naval Base in Florida.
An FBI official said investigators believed the Saudi officer acted alone when he killed three people and wounded eight others at a US Navy base in Pensacola, Florida.
The FBI's Jacksonville official, Rachel Rojas, explained that the shooter used the "45-mm 9-mm Glock" handgun in Florida to attack it.
"Our assessment now is that one gunman committed this attack, and no one has been arrested in this case. We are looking very carefully to find out his motives, and I ask to be patient so that we can sound the depths of that properly," added Rojas - who leads the investigation team in the case.
The authorities confirmed that the perpetrator of the attack was a member of the Saudi Royal Air Force, who was present at the base as part of a program aimed at strengthening ties with foreign allies.
The FBI said the bomber, Muhammad Saeed al-Shamrani, 21, was a second lieutenant.
The authorities in Florida clarified that a deputy police chief shot the gunman dead, and hours later, Saudi King King Salman bin Abdulaziz called US President Donald Trump to express his condolences and pledged the kingdom's cooperation with the investigation.
Rojas said that several Saudi students have been closely linked to the attacker, and are cooperating with investigators.
"Their Saudi leader prohibited them from leaving the base, and the Saudi government pledged to cooperate fully with our investigation," I thank the kingdom for its pledge to fully and fully cooperate. "
Earlier, the website of the American "group" to monitor extremist movements, said that the Saudi Muhammad al-Shamrani posted a short statement on Twitter before firing inside the Pensacola air base in Florida.
"I am against evil, and America in general has turned into an evil country," the short statement said.
"I am not against you because you are only Americans, I do not hate you because of your freedoms, I hate you because every day you support, finance, and commit crimes not only against Muslims but also against humanity," Shamrani said in his statement before the operation was carried out.
He denounced American support for Israel, and his statement included a quote from former al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden.
The commander of the US Naval Air Force base, Timothy Kinsla, said the shooter was an aviation trainer, and one of "several hundred" foreign students at the base.