21 Saudis being expelled

Attorney General William Barr announced Monday that 21 Saudi military cadets studying at U.S. military bases are being sent back home after investigators found child pornography, "jihadi or anti-American content" on accounts or devices associated with the students. This comes a month after a Saudi Air Force officer opened fire in a classroom at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., killing three young sailors and wounding eight others. Barr called the shooting an act of terrorism "motivated by jihadist ideology." Federal authorities said investigators have not identified any co-conspirators. The gunman, who was killed by deputies, does not appear to have acted on behalf of any terrorist organization. Of the 21 Saudis now in the process of being removed from the U.S., investigators found that 17 had shared social media posts that were either jihadi or anti-American in nature, Barr said. About 15 individuals had "some kind of contact" with child pornography, Barr noted. (Sources: multiple, including NPR, BBC, 01/13/20) Previous