FBI Says Saudi Military Trainee Who Killed Three Sailors At Pensacola Naval Base Last Summer Had Contacts With al Qaeda For Years

Daily Mail: Saudi military trainee who shot three sailors dead at Pensacola naval base had contact with al Qaeda for years, FBI reveals after breaking through encryption on his iPhone - as AG Bill Bar slams Apple for refusing to help

* Saudi military trainee Mohammed Alshamrani opened fire on Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola in December, killing three US sailors and wounding eight
* Cellphone data shows the gunman was in contact with al Qaeda operatives
* Investigators uncovered the ties by breaking through the encryption protecting Alshamrani's two iPhones
* Attorney General William Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray announced the finding at a news conference on Monday
* The officials attacked Apple for refusing to help investigators access the devices
* Barr called on Congress to take action forcing Apple and other tech companies to help law enforcement get through encryption during criminal investigations

The FBI has found cellphone evidence linking al Qaeda to the deadly terror attack at a Florida naval base last December.

Investigators uncovered the ties by breaking through the encryption protecting two iPhones used by Mohammed Alshamrani, the Saudi military trainee who opened fire on the Naval Air Base Station in Pensacola, killing three US sailors and injuring eight other people before he was shot dead by law enforcement.

Attorney General Bill Barr and FBI Director Chris Wray announced the latest case developments at a news conference on Monday.

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WNU Editor: No thanks to Apple for breaking the encryption on Saudi military trainee Mohammed Alshamrani's iPhone .... FBI, DOJ slam Apple for lack of help as they detail al-Qaida link to Pensacola shooter (NBC).

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