WASHINGTON Cheap Pittsburgh Pirates Jerseys , July 16 (Xinhua) -- Shootings at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee, left four U.S. marines dead and three others wounded Thursday. The gunman was also killed later Cheap Philadelphia Phillies Jerseys , authorities said.
According to local police, the two shooting incidents, which lasted for about 30 minutes Cheap Oakland Athletics Jerseys , happened around 11:00 a.m., local time, at a military recruiting center and the Naval Reserve Center about 10 kilometers apart. The shooter reportedly shot while driving in an open-top Mustang.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had already identified the suspect as 24-year-old Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez. U.S. President Barack Obama said a full investigation was under way with the FBI in the lead.
"We've also been in contact with the Department of Defense to make sure that all our Defense facilities are properly attentive and vigilant as we sort through exactly what happened Cheap New York Yankees Jerseys ," said Obama in a statement, adding that initial investigation showed that the gunman acted alone.
Earlier Thursday the FBI said it had already started its investigation into what local officials described as "an act of domestic terrorism."
"We will treat this as a terrorism investigation until we determine it was not," said Ed Reinhold Cheap New York Mets Jerseys , an FBI special agent in charge of the investigation, at a press conference. "We have not determined if it was an act of terrorism or a criminal act."
Meanwhile, Reinhold said that the gunman Cheap Minnesota Twins Jerseys , with "numerous weapons" on him, did not work at the military facilities involved.
The shooting incidents came one month after a racially motivated white gunman shot dead nine African-American churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. The authorities were initially investigating the Charleston church massacre as "hate crime Cheap Milwaukee Brewers Jerseys ," rather than a possible act of terrorism.
Thursday's shootings also came at a time when U.S. military and law enforcement officials were increasingly concerned about threats posed by domestic sympathizers of the extremist group the Islamic State. The group had earlier called on its supporters to carry out lone-wolf attacks against "its enemies" worldwide during the month of Ramadan.
The Washington Post earlier quoted senior FBI officials as saying that the shooting did not appear to be related to any terrorist group.
KIGALI, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Youth from Commonwealth member countries have been urged to step up efforts towards global awareness and take up their social and economic responsibilities.
Global Scholars from Africa and beyond called on the young people during the opening of this year's Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) summer school in the Rwandan, Capital Kigali.
The week-long forum has attracted about 40 delegates from 14 Commonwealth countries to deliberate development solutions for common global challenges.
"You're the World's future and you need to help generate change in your communities by raising your voices towards achieving sustainable social and economic development. The world needs you to help bring peace across the globe," Prof. Mammo Muchie, from Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa told young participants at the meeting.
He pointed out that some young people have been radicalized by extremists to destabilize the world, saying that they need to shun all negative minds because they are destroying the world's future.
"By the end of this event, you will have a better understanding of how we seek to build consensus