WASHINGTON – On Friday, the Pentagon imposed new restrictions on international military students’ gun access on U.S. bases along with other measures. These restrictions came after last month’s incident where a Saudi official killed three U.S. sailors and wounding eight others at a naval base in Florida.
Going forward, new policies and security procedures will be put into place.
The gunman from the incident, Saudi Air Force Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani was shot dead by a deputy sheriff.
Post the attack. Saudi pilots were grounded by the U.S. military and 850 visiting military personnel from Saudi were restricted from classroom training as “safety stand-down” as it reviewed vetting procedures.
Military departments can resume training once the new procedures are in place.
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