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Sunday, February 2, 2020
Al-Qaeda claims December shooting attack at US naval base
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula claims responsibility for a December shooting at a US naval base in which a Saudi officer killed three sailors, the SITE monitor says Sunday.
“In an audio speech delivered by its leader, Qassim al-Rimi, (AQAP) claimed credit for the December 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola attack,” SITE, which tracks jihadist media, says in a statement.
— AFP