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San Bernardino shooting: Tashfeen Malik may have radicalised American-born husband Syed Farook, US officials say | San Bernardino shooting: Tashfeen Malik may have radicalised American-born husband Syed Farook, US officials say |
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US investigators say San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik may have radicalised her American-born husband. | US investigators say San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik may have radicalised her American-born husband. |
Police in California are investigating whether Malik, who was born in Pakistan, was the "driving force" behind the massacre plot after it emerged she had pledged allegiance to Isis in a Facebook post. | Police in California are investigating whether Malik, who was born in Pakistan, was the "driving force" behind the massacre plot after it emerged she had pledged allegiance to Isis in a Facebook post. |
Malik and her husband, Syed Farook, opened fire on a centre for disabled people with assault-style rifles on 2 December - killing 14 people. | Malik and her husband, Syed Farook, opened fire on a centre for disabled people with assault-style rifles on 2 December - killing 14 people. |
The couple were killed a hours later in a shootout with police - leaving behind a six-month-old daughter. | The couple were killed a hours later in a shootout with police - leaving behind a six-month-old daughter. |
An unnamed US official said they were trying to establish whether Malik had contact with Islamist militants in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. | An unnamed US official said they were trying to establish whether Malik had contact with Islamist militants in Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. |
Malik's estranged relatives in Pakistan have said she appeared to have abandoned the family's moderate Islam and become more radicalised in Saudi Arabia, where she moved as a toddler. | Malik's estranged relatives in Pakistan have said she appeared to have abandoned the family's moderate Islam and become more radicalised in Saudi Arabia, where she moved as a toddler. |
She returned to Pakistan and studied pharmacy at Bahauddin Zakaria University in Multan from 2007 to 2012. | She returned to Pakistan and studied pharmacy at Bahauddin Zakaria University in Multan from 2007 to 2012. |
Farook and Malik are believed to have met through a Muslim dating website. | Farook and Malik are believed to have met through a Muslim dating website. |
Malik came to the US on a fiancee visa two years ago. | Malik came to the US on a fiancee visa two years ago. |
Authorities are increasingly convinced the pair were planning multiple attacks after a stockpile of weapons was found in their home. | Authorities are increasingly convinced the pair were planning multiple attacks after a stockpile of weapons was found in their home. |
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said authorities have no evidence that the shooters were part of a larger terrorism cell but were working with their counterparts overseas to gather information about their lives. | US Attorney General Loretta Lynch said authorities have no evidence that the shooters were part of a larger terrorism cell but were working with their counterparts overseas to gather information about their lives. |
Ms Lynch told NBC: "We are trying to learn everything we can about both of these individuals. | Ms Lynch told NBC: "We are trying to learn everything we can about both of these individuals. |
"It will be a long process, it will be an exhaustive process." | "It will be a long process, it will be an exhaustive process." |
Additional reporting by Reuters | Additional reporting by Reuters |
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