COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson says five Muslim soldiers removed from active duty at South Carolina's Fort Jackson were not involved in any plot to poison food at the base.
The South Carolina Republican said Sunday he information he received as a member of the U.S. Armed Services Committee showed there was no evidence of an effort to poison food at the base and there was no disloyalty on the part of the soldiers.
Wilson says four of the soldiers were discharged from the Army for petty crimes and the fifth was returned to his National Guard unit in Virginia.
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command spokesman Chris Grey said Sunday there was no threat to the base's food.
Wilson said an investigation continues into information found on the soldiers' laptops.
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