FBI: San Bernardino killers were 'radicalised', took target practice

December 08, 2015 04:38

The husband and wife who carried out the San Bernardino shootings had been radicalised and had taken part in target practice, once within days of the attack that killed 14 people, the FBI has said.

"We believe both were radicalised and had been for some time," said David Bowdich, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office. But the said investigators are still trying to establish when, where and by whom they were influenced.

He also said Syed Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 29, had taken target practice at ranges within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with one session held within days of last week's rampage.

In addition, authorities found 19 pipes in the couple's home that could be turned into bombs, Bowdich said.

The couple opened fire with assault rifles Wednesday on a holiday luncheon for Farook's colleagues. Husband and wife were killed hours later in a shootout with police.

President Barack Obama said in a prime-time address Sunday night that the attack was an "act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people."

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