U.S. training for more than 800 Saudi Arabian military students could be restarted 'in the coming days,' the Pentagon said, nearly six weeks after a shooting by one Saudi trainee killed three sailors at a Florida base.
20 Saudi trainees expelled amid probe of Pensacola shooter
The Pentagon had stopped all flight and field training for the approximately 850 Saudi students amid fears that others may have known about or been involved in the shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station. Classroom training has continued. “We're looking forward to turning it back on in the coming days,” he told reporters during a briefing. He added that the department also will announce additional screening procedures for international students as well and increased security measures at American bases.
The trainees who were removed had jihadist or anti-American sentiments on social media pages or had “contact with child pornography,” including in internet chat rooms, officials said. None is accused of having had advance knowledge of the shooting or helped the 21-year-old gunman carry it out.
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