Saudi Servicemen To Be Expelled After Naval Base Shooting: Report

PENSACOLA, FL — At least a dozen Saudi servicemen training at U.S. military installations throughout the country will be expelled from the United States after a review of the deadly December shooting at a Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida, sources told CNN.

The Saudi trainees are not accused of helping the 21-year-old Saudi Air Force second lieutenant who killed three American sailors in early December, but some have been connected to other extremist movements, according to CNN.

A subset of the Saudi servicemen have also been accused of possessing child pornography, according to a defense official and a person close to the situation.

"In the wake of the Pensacola tragedy, the Department of Defense restricted to classroom training programs for foreign military students from Saudi Arabia while we conducted a review and enhancement of our foreign student vetting procedures," Lt. Col. Robert Carver said to CNN, who's a spokesman for the Department of Defense. "That training pause is still in place while we implement new screening and security measures."

The Pentagon announced on Dec. 10 it was halting training of all Saudi Arabian military personnel in the United States after the incident. The Pentagon then announced in the second half of December that it found no threat in its review of close to 850 Saudi Arabian military students.

It is still believed that there were no co-conspirators in the Pensacola incident, and the Saudi government has promised its full support in the investigation.