San Bernardino Terrorist, Neighbor Plotted Terror Attack on Riverside Community College

San Bernardino Terrorist, Neighbor Plotted Terror Attack on Riverside Community College
In this artist's sketch, Enrique Marquez, center, appears in federal court in Riverside, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015. Marquez, 24, was charged Thursday with conspiring to provide material support to terrorists for plotting with gunman Syed Rizwan Farook to launch attacks in 2011 and 2012 at a community college and congested freeway at rush hour that they never carried out. AP Photo/Bill Robles
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook and his neighbor Enrique Marquez planned a terror attack years ago that would likely have left dozens dead and others wounded if carried out successfully.

Farook and his wife attacked a holiday party in California earlier this month, killing 14 people and wounding 21 others.

Marquez has become the focus of authorities after they discovered he bought the two assault rifles used in the terror attack.

Federal officials said in an affidavit that Marquez told them he and Farook had carefully planned another attack back in 2011.

The pair planned to throw pipe bombs into the cafeteria at Riverside Community College “to maximize casualties,” Marquez said. Then, he and Farook planned to shoot survivors around the cafeteria and library. 

They also plotted out an attack on the 91 Freeway that involved stopping traffic by throwing pipe bombs during rush hour traffic.

After the traffic stopped, Farook planned to walk among the vehicle and kill survivors while Marquez watched from a nearby hill and then took out police and other emergency responders.

First responders attend to people outside a Southern California social services center in San Bernardino, where a terrorist couple opened fire, shooting multiple people on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. (KNBC via AP)
First responders attend to people outside a Southern California social services center in San Bernardino, where a terrorist couple opened fire, shooting multiple people on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015. KNBC 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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