(Baonghean.vn) - On the morning of July 16, a shooting took place outside two military bases in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, killing four marines. The shooter was shot dead shortly afterwards.
Officials called it a brazen and violent act of domestic terrorism. The FBI said it was too early to determine the shooter's motive, but the agency would conduct a thorough investigation.
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| FBI agents investigate at the scene of a shooting in Chattanooga. |
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| Outside the Chattanooga Armed Forces Center |
Speaking to the media in the Oval Office in Washington about the shooting at military facilities in Chattanooga on July 16, President Obama said US officials would quickly provide answers to the incident. Also present at the meeting with the press was FBI Director James Comey.
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| President Barack Obama and FBI Director James Comey meet with reporters in the Oval Office. |
The FBI has now identified the suspect (who was shot down shortly after the shooting) as Muhammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, a local resident. The area where he lived is currently cordoned off by police forces and an investigation is underway.
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| Police blocked a road near the shooting suspect's home. |
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| The American flag was placed solemnly in front of the armed forces center in Chattanooga, Tennessee to commemorate the victims. |
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| People knelt down to place flags and flowers at a signpost leading to the Naval Operations Support Center, not far from a police officer on duty. |
Phu Binh
(According to Reuters)
