CAIRO, Egypt — A U.S. Navy sailor shot and killed two female sailors early Monday in the barracks an American military base in Bahrain, officials said.
The alleged shooter, a man, was critically wounded in the shooting at the U.S. Naval Support Activity Bahrain base, said a Navy official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The Navy said the shootings forced the base to close for about an hour, were not terror related and only involved U.S. military personnel.
A State Department official in Washington said that while initial reports suggested the incident may have been the result of a “love triangle,” it now appeared to be a case of a jilted boyfriend shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend and then shooting himself.
It was not clear if the second female victim was romantically involved, the official said.
The wounded sailor apparently shot himself, the Navy said.
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