Saudi king condemns 'heinous' US navy base shooting

• A fatal shooting at an American naval base allegedly carried out by a Saudi air force trainee.
• The King affirmed that the perpetrator of this heinous crime does not represent the Saudi people.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's King Salman telephoned the US president Friday to denounce as "heinous" a fatal shooting at an American naval base allegedly carried out by a Saudi air force trainee, state media said.

"He (the king) affirmed that the perpetrator of this heinous crime does not represent the Saudi people," the official Saudi Press Agency said, reporting the call with President Donald Trump.