Islamic State Says California Shooters Were ‘Followers’ of Group

Islamic State Says California Shooters Were ‘Followers’ of Group
This undated combination of photos provided by the FBI, left, and the California Department of Motor Vehicles shows Tashfeen Malik, left, and Syed Farook. FBI, left, and California Department of Motor Vehicles via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Terror group ISIS on its radio station said that the two Muslims who attacked a holiday party in California and killed 14 people are “followers.” 

“Two followers of Islamic State attacked several days ago a center in San Bernadino in California,” the group’s daily broadcast al-Bayan said, according to Reuters.

Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik attacked a group of health officials, co-workers of Farook, in San Bernardino on December 2. 

ISIS, also known as Daesh or ISIL, praised the attack.

“We pray to God to accept them as martyrs,” the radio station declared.

This photo provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department shows ammunition carried by suspects at the scene of a shootout in San Bernardino, Calif. Multiple attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, killing multiple people and sending police on a manhunt for suspects. (San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department via AP)
This photo provided by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department shows ammunition carried by suspects at the scene of a shootout in San Bernardino, Calif. Multiple attackers opened fire on a banquet at a social services center for the disabled in San Bernardino on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, killing multiple people and sending police on a manhunt for suspects. San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department via AP
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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