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California shooters radicalized years ago, FBI says

California shooters radicalized years ago, FBI says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two San Bernardino shooters became radicalized at least two years ago — well before one of them came to the U.S. on a fiancée visa — and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday in providing the most specific details to date about the couple's path toward extremism. Investigators are also looking at whether the husband accused in the shootings, Syed Rizwan Farook, had planned an attack in 2012 but abandoned those plans, ac

WASHINGTON (AP) — The two San Bernardino shooters became radicalized at least two years ago — well before one of them came to the U.S. on a fiancée visa — and had discussed jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013, FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday in providing the most specific details to date about the couple's path toward extremism. Investigators are also looking at whether the husband accused in the shootings, Syed Rizwan Farook, had planned an attack in 2012 but abandoned those plans, ac…

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