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SAN BERNARDINO — Investigators believe San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook may have been plotting an earlier attack in California with someone else, two U.S. officials said.
One of the officials said the two conspired in 2012 and a specific target was considered. Neither of the officials could say how serious the plotting got.
One official said the two decided not to go through with the earlier attack after a round of terror-related arrests in the area.
“They got spooked,” the official said.
The purported plot bolsters assertions law enforcement officials have made since the San Bernardino attacks, saying Farook had been radicalized for a time before the shooting.
originally posted by: jadedANDcynical
a reply to: ghostrager
Wonder how many others there are out there and when they'll activate?
originally posted by: matafuchs
a reply to: FlyingFox
They shot 35 people. That is amateur?
originally posted by: SonOfThor
originally posted by: matafuchs
a reply to: FlyingFox
They shot 35 people. That is amateur?
I believe the numbers released by the FBI was they shot 76 rounds. 35 our of 76 in a dynamic environment actually demonstrates a deliberate and calculated effort. I can't imagine the hate that could make that possible.
I wouldn't be surprised if there's plenty of people out there ready or that have thought about extremism and the increasing rhetoric and propoganda tools will only set off more of these types in the future...
originally posted by: ghostrager
Farook may have plotted an attack years earlier with another individual. So maybe it wasn't his wife that radicalized him and he had simply been dormant until the right time to attack.
Comforting, isn't it? These people worked with him for years. He was quiet and reserved, no hint of extremism. They even threw him a baby shower for their new born.
But apparently he had been plotting to kill for years. According to the article, their disgusting plot in 2012 didn't come to fruition since there are crackdowns on terror related individuals at the time.
This wasn't just a husband and wife team. They had connections to other Muslims who were capable and willing to carry out similar attacks and those individuals are still walking among the public. Remember the 3Rd shooter that was ignored? Or the neighbor that stated there were multiple Muslims going in and out of Farooks home and they found it suspicious?
Extremism among Muslims in America is not a rarity, it is a plague. Even with the peaceful Muslims, they are still part of a religion that promotes violence to extend Islam and Sharia law.
SAN BERNARDINO — Investigators believe San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook may have been plotting an earlier attack in California with someone else, two U.S. officials said.
One of the officials said the two conspired in 2012 and a specific target was considered. Neither of the officials could say how serious the plotting got.
One official said the two decided not to go through with the earlier attack after a round of terror-related arrests in the area.
“They got spooked,” the official said.
The purported plot bolsters assertions law enforcement officials have made since the San Bernardino attacks, saying Farook had been radicalized for a time before the shooting.
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