Pentagon suspends training of Saudis pending review

📆 11/12/2019 10:45:00
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Saudi Arabian military students in the United States will continue classroom instruction but operational training is halted pending a security review

, senior Defense Department officials said.

The suspension of operational training applies to all members of the Saudi military currently undergoing training in the United States.Pentagon officials said the security study was being done with the cooperation of the Saudi government. Alshamrani, who was armed with a lawfully purchased Glock 9mm handgun, is reported to have posted a manifesto on Twitter before the shooting denouncing the US as "a nation of evil."

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