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'Way too early' to speculate on California shooting motive: FBI

"We cannot rule anything out at this point," says FBI's assistant director

Afp December 03, 2015

FBI agents and local law enforcement examine the crime scene where suspects of the Inland Regional Center were killed on December 3, 2015 in San Bernardino, California. PHOTO: AFP

SAN BERNARDINO, UNITED STATES: The FBI said Thursday it was too soon to say what motivated a young couple to open fire on a holiday party in California, killing 14 people, adding it was premature to label it terrorism.

"We cannot rule anything out at this point," David Bowdich, FBI assistant director in Los Angeles, told reporters. "There was obviously a mission here. We know that. We do not know why."

Female suspect of California shooting was Pakistani

"It would be irresponsible of me to call this terrorism. The FBI defines terrorism very specifically. That is the big question for us, is what the motivation for this is."

The story will be updated

COMMENTS (3)

Frank | 8 years ago | Reply Pakistani DNA at work? The Express Tribune is the only paper in the world that tolerates racism against its own people. Great going, Pakistani 'liberals'!

Dipak | 8 years ago | Reply The couple was of Pakistani origin. They were radicalized and trained for Terrorism in Saudi Arabia. In all likelihood they got the money from Saudis to carry out terrorism in USA. The Pakistani DNA at work.

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