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The United States will expel at least a dozen Saudis from military training. They charge them with links to extremism and with the detention of child pornography, the crimes of which were discovered during an investigation into a shooting of a Saudi officer in Florida, several media reported on Saturday.

In December, Mohammed Alshamrani was in the United States as part of a Saudi military training program. He opened fire in a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola, killing three sailors and injuring eight before being shot by the police.

The training program of the Saudi soldiers on American soil was called into question Sunday in the United States, two days after a murderous shooting on a naval air base of Floridahttps: //t.co/JNwAp920Mz by @SebDuval #AFP pic.twitter .com / SiciZfCnrX

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No "sign of immediate threat"

Although the trainees in question are not accused of helping Alshamrani, some of them were linked to extremist movements or were in possession of child pornography, CNN reported. The investigation, which was conducted by the FBI, also revealed that several of them had not reported the perpetrator's disturbing behavior before the attack, according to the Washington Post .

In mid-December, the Pentagon said it had carried out background checks on all Saudi military personnel currently training in the United States and had found no "sign of immediate threat." Defense Ministry officials interrupted training for Saudi military students in the United States after the attack, while classroom instruction continued.

Apple did not want to unlock the phones

The 21-year-old gunman, a lieutenant in the Saudi Royal Air Force, was armed with a legally purchased pistol. He is said to have published a manifesto on Twitter before the shooting, denouncing America as "a nation of evil". According to the Washington Post , the FBI asked Apple to help it access the two iPhones from Alshamrani, but the American tech giant has resisted requests from the state to unlock the devices.

The apple brand said it has already helped the intelligence agency by sharing related data in its cloud storage. Some 5,000 soldiers from foreign countries are undergoing training in the United States, including around 850 Saudis.

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