The U.S. Army is reportedly investigating an alleged plot by Arabic translators to poison soldiers’ food at Fort Jackson in South Carolina. The probe began two months ago, after five (apparently Muslim) Army personnel were arrested just before Christmas.

Chris Grey, a spokesman for the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, told Fox News that the Army is taking the allegations “extremely seriously,” but that, so far, “there is no credible information to support the allegations.”

The suspects worked as Army linguists — “09 Lima” — and spoke Arabic as their first language. It is unknown whether they are still being held.

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