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US set to lean on Saudi Arabia in Florida shooting probe

The FBI will rely on Riyadh as it looks into last week's deadly shooting at a naval base.
Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrives to address the Shura Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia November 20, 2019. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS PICTURE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC22FD9FJP5B

The Donald Trump administration will be leaning heavily on Saudi Arabia as it investigates the shooting at a naval installation in Pensacola, Florida, that left three sailors dead and injured eight people last week.

As the FBI looks for clues into possible links between Mohammed Alshamrani and terror groups, it will rely heavily on Saudi Arabia for information from other Saudi pilots, aviation students and other colleagues on how the deceased suspect was vetted.

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