Saudis Withdraw 21 Cadets From US After Stabbing Spree
Saudis Withdraw 21 Cadets From US After Stabbing Spree

Saudi Arabia will withdraw 21 cadets receiving military training in the United States.

This is following a U.S. investigation into a Saudi officer’s fatal shooting of three Americans.

The stabbing happened at a Florida naval base that U.S. Attorney General William Barr branded an act of terrorism.

The Dec.

6 attack further complicated U.S.-Saudi relations at a time of heightened tensions.

Reuters reports that Iran is Saudi Arabia’s regional rival.

A deputy sheriff shot dead the gunman, Saudi Air Force Second Lieutenant Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, in the Pensacola, Florida, incident.