Official: FBI finds link between Pensacola gunman, al-Qaida
In this Jan. 29, 2016 file photo shows the entrance to the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, Fla.[Melissa Nelson/Associated Press, File]
The FBI has found a link between the gunman in a deadly attack at a military base last December and an al-Qaida operative.
That's according to a U.S. official who spoke to The Associated Press on Monday.
Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray were set to hold a news conference to announce developments in the shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station, in which a Saudi Air Force officer killed three U.S. sailors and injured eight other people.
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The FBI declined to comment ahead of the news conference.